Water project sample: water cycle, water waste, conservation. With self-made drawings.

1. Water Is Vital!
By: Mo n ic a G H ICU
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2. Earth’s Water
2%
1%
97%
Salt Water
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Fresh Drinking Water
Fresh Water - Undrinkable

3. The Water Cycle
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4. My Water Issue
How much water do we
use when we
brush our teeth
with the tap running?
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5. 10 liters
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6. How can we use less
water when we brush
our teeth?
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7. Turn off the tap
while brushing.
It only uses 1
liter of water!
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8. Don’t wet your
tooth brush
before you brush
your teeth.
It will get wet
anyway, and it’s
not even healthy!
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9. Use
SHORT
bursts of water
to rinse.
Why would you
need long ones,
anyway?
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10. Use a
small
paper cup
dispenser when
you rinse.
It helps you
know exactly
how much water
you use!
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11. Other Ways We Use
(and misuse)
Water At Home
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12. A bath
140 liters
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13. A 5-minute
shower
40 liters
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14. One toilet
flush
12 liters
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15. Washing
machine
150 liters/
load
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16. Dishwasher
40 liters/
load
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17. How Can We Reduce
Water Waste At Home?
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18. No: Baths!
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Yes: QUICK
showers!

19. Wash dishes
by hand...
...when possible.
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20. Only wash a FULL load in the
washing machine.
NO
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YES

21. Replace your toilet basin with
one that uses less water.
Ecofriendly!
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22. Replace your shower head
with one that uses less water.
My shower head is
also eco-friendly!
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23. Fix leaky taps!
They waste more
water than you think.
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24. Did you know...?
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25. 780 million people lack
access to clean water.
2 .5 ti mes th e US p op ul ati on .
Th at’s more th a n
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26. Water Is Vital!
S ave i t !
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27. References:
http://www.alternet.org/story/141751/
how_much_water_do_you_use_here's_some_quick_numbers
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/
http://www.lenntech.com/water-quantity-faq.htm
Photos created by Monica and Andrei Ghicu
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