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6.1
Water
Water is a crucial aspect of our lives. We use it not but can only survive for a few days without water. The Eco-Schools objectives in this topic area are to:
just for drinking and washing but also for industry, This shows the importance of water in our lives.
agriculture and making almost any kind of product, • raise awareness that simple actions can cut down
from hamburgers and tin cans to newspapers and cars. The water cycle can be introduced to pupils by water use substantially
informing them that there is no new water in the • help pupils and the wider community understand
Our demand for water has grown to the point that the world and that there is the same amount of water on the importance of conserving water
natural water cycle can no longer keep up. Pollution – the Earth now as there was millions of years ago! • encourage monitoring of water consumption
mainly caused by sewage leaks, chemical discharges within the school and beyond
and agricultural runoff – has made clean water a rare • show pupils the link between water use and
and valuable commodity. financial cost – and how it impacts on home as
well as school life
This means that water organisations have an important • raise awareness about the link between clean
role to play in managing, treating and distributing water and good health globally
supplies and ensuring that our demand for clean, fresh • raise awareness of water issues around the world
water is satisfied. But this process is expensive – and
will become more so as our demand for water grows.
Water can become a fascinating topic for pupils. By
research and investigation, pupils will realise the
importance of water and what it really means to people
and for our planet. It will also enable them to discover
the true cost of water use at school and at home.
One way to introduce the general topic of water is
to get pupils thinking about why water is important. Complete the Water section of the
Animals and plants depend on water and without it Environmental Review
they cannot survive.
Humans can exist without food for a couple of weeks Let’s go
