2.  Hi, my name is Mariana and here in this booklet I am
going to show you how do people use water resources
here on earth, I want you to learn a lot of things of
bad and good uses of water, how to conserve it and
other interesting things about this topic. Some times
you could have questions that you couldn’t solve
easily, and you need to look for some help for resolving
the doubt, so this is like that answer you look for, I am
going to help you solve all the questions you have
about this, and teach you very important topics that
can help you do many things in many situations of your
life, I hope you would like these booklet and that you
learn a lot about it.
 Thank you: sincerely Mariana Zuluaga
 ¡So come and see what I have prepare for you!

3.  Prior knowledge
 How do people use water resources?
 Proposals “how to conserve water
resources”
 News about water resources
 How do people waste water?
 How to take care of water (when we
take a shower etc)
 Things we can do with the use of
water (together)
 Pictures of good or bad uses of water
 Video of how do people waste or take
care of water.

4.  Springs: A leap, jump, or bound.
 Motive: something that causes a person to
act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.;
incentive.
 Facing: to confront courageously, boldly, or
impudently
 Urbanization: to make or cause to become
urban, as a locality.
 Wastewater: water that has been used in
washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.;
sewage.

5.  Leak: any means of unintended entrance or
escape.
 Refrain: abstain from an impulse to say or do
something.
 Dishes: an open, relatively shallow container
of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for
various purposes, esp. for holding or serving
food.
 Rinse: to wash lightly, as by pouring water
into or over or by dipping in water.
 Lawns: a stretch of open, grass-covered land,
esp. one closely mowed, as near a house, on
an estate, or in a park
 Brim: the upper edge of anything hollow; rim;
brink

6. How do
Every useful people use People use water
object needs a water for many things,
resources? like for taking a
little of water
Shower, brushing
in its
their teeth and
Composition
doing so many
for been use by Things for
people. People satisfying their
doesn’t needs.
care
water, the trash and wastes
They take out of their houses
are not recycle, and this is
Affecting the global warming,
which is producing waste of
Water.

7. People
use
water to
Hidrate them
Selves, such as
Water is the most
drinking natural juices,
important
Natural resource, Water itself, and other
and we need to things, also for
Take care of it. Cooking, taking a
We are not having bath, and for doing
Enough water for The half of the things
satisfying they need to
Our needs, and Do. Things like
this serious medicine, fruits,
problem wood,
Is all our fault. And paper need the
help of water to
Exist.

9. People use water (eving fresh or not fresh)
for doing many things such as hydrate them
selves, do works like
the agriculture, industrial, household
recreational and environmental activities,
and also for other things they do in the daily
life. But the real thing is that water is very
important in our life and we need it more
than we think, but we are wasting it and
later we are going to suffer the
consequences of what we have done on the
course of the years. Many things need water
to exist, and as we waste it we are not going
to have them. ¡Think on what we are doing
water is a very important natural resouce and
we need to take care of it!

10. How do people use
water resources?
People use water resources for making things such
as personal use, taking care of the place that
surround them and also for recreating. Water is a
simple Natural Resource but it is very important in
people’s life, they need it to stay healthy, clean and
hydrate, and also for things they do in their daily life.
¡Water is very important and the things we can do
with it, can not be count, take care of it!
Is divide
House hold Personal use Recreation
The Basic How we give use to all
The expenditure of
residential unit in the things that make
time in a manner
which economic part of our privacy and
designed for having
production, that are private. Here
fun and good
consumption, we could see the ways
experiences with some
inheritance, child people use the water to
person or alone. It is
rearing, and shelter be healthy and clean
about activities,
are organized and with their bodies. (For
pastimes and games
carry out. the cleanliness)
that are freely chosen

11. Example Example
Example
Whasing Take a bath
Surf
plates
Whash dirty Brush their
clothe teeth Skiing
Water the Organize Diving
plants their nails

13.  Problem: The sources, springs, river or
streams are in danger of extinction
accelerated, changes of climate and soil,
floods, droughts and desertification.
 Objective: Motivate people and different
types of companies, about how to take care
of water and other natural resources in their
surrounds so that we can have a better lives
with all natural things.
 Posible solutions: we can do campaigns,
marches, and commercial showing how do we

14. Waste water and other resources that earth
give us. Making all these things we can
achieve keeping the water, for then we can’t
face the consequences.
 Needs: -The support of citizens
- Of the goverment
- of a large sum of money
- good ideas of all people

15. Here we have many
problems
With water, like that lakes And what other
surface is problems do we
Decreasing, there are less have here
animals and In colombia with
We doesn’t have enough water?
water to survive.

16.  Problem: today in the world there are eleven
hundred million people that doesn’t have
access to safe drinking water and two
thousand and 600 million without anything of
it.
 Objective: Make people think on their acts,
and make them take care of water, because
in a lot of countries people doesn’t have the
privilege that we have now so let them know
all about this huge problem.
 Possible solutions: We can help people of the
other countries, giving the water for them
can satisfy their needs, make campaigns,
commercials for people understand the

17.  The problem we are facing now, and we also
can recollect money for creating special
institutions that help people that need it.
 Needs: We need help of the
 Government
 People of different places
 A positive attitude of everyone
 A large # of money

18.  Problem: changes in water as a result of
human activities. Cities with high level of
urbanization thrown into rivers, lakes and
seas, large volumes of wastewater because of
domestic, industrial and agricultural water
of water.
 Objective: Show people of all the world the
damage we are making to the water, and the
consequences we could have if continue
doing it, we have to reconsider of our acts
and care about the little of water we have.
 Possible solutions: Create a place were each
city can throw away bad things (wastes) and
this can be used for benefit to us, also we
can recycle things (food, paper) for this

19.  Problem doesn’t be so serious and finally we
can strive for the place were we live do not
be a victim of this problem.
 Needs: We need help of a large # of money
 The help of people
 The government
 Disposition of people
 A place were we can do all of this
Contamination

20. Colombia is
Now do you
suffering a lot of
understand
problems in this
and knew all
moments because
the problems
of what we are
Colombia have?
doing to water

21. Lets see some
news about
water here in
Colombia

28.  People waste water in many ways, and they
do not realize that we are not having water
in the planet, they think that they are not
doing something wrong but in one moment
they are going to face the consequences of
this serious and bad problem. We are
contaminating, using bad, and not giving
importance to the water, we think that this
is only an exaggeration of some persons, but
the real things is that some day water is going
to run out and there is were we are going to
care it, when there is not march back and
when we need it more. So start taking care

29.  Care of water, do not waste it because you
wouldn't want to suffer, knowing that you
have time to change what happened.

30.  Leaks
 Many people waste water by not dealing with
leaks properly. A good way to check for leaks
is to check the water meter, then refrain
from using water for a few hours. If the
water meter changes in that time, there is a
leak.

31.  Leaving the Water Running
 Some people waste water by running water to
get it hot or cold. Other people waste it by
running water while washing dishes or
brushing teeth

32.  Appliances
 Running dishwashers and washing machines
that are not full wastes water. Running
permanent-press cycles, which rinse clothes a
second time, wastes another 5 gallons of
water per load. Energy Star-rated appliances
typically use 25 percent less water than
normal appliances.

33.  Landscaping
 Many people water their lawns when they do
not need the water. Furthermore, they do
not give their lawns or plants a good soaking
when they do water them, and much of the
water evaporates before the plants can use
it.

34.  Faucets and Toilets
 Shower heads typically put out 5 to 8 gallons
of water per minute, so longer showers waste
considerably more water. Toilets use about 8
to 10 gallons per flush.

35.  Since you know that you and your family use water in
many ways, how would you make certain that your
family uses water wisely? Here are few ways to help
you get started:
 When your family washes clothes, be sure that the
washer has a full load.
 When your family washes dishes, be sure that there is
a full load in the dishwasher, or fill the sink with
water to wash the dishes, then refill the sink to rinse
them.
 Take shorter showers.... and get a special shower head
that uses less water.
 Take shallow baths. You don't need to fill the tub to
the brim to get clean.

36.  Shut off the water when you are brushing your
teeth and washing your hands. Just run it long
enough to wet your toothbrush or your hands, and
then shut it off until you need to rinse.
 Keep a jug of water in the refrigerator so that you
don't need to let the water run down the drain
while it cools for a drink.
 Find out how the landscape is watered at your
house, and how can it be done with less water.
 Tell your parents or teacher if some faucet is
leaking at home or at school. Explain to them that
the water that is dripping is costing them money!
 Don't use your toilet as a wastepaper basket. It has
its purpose, and use it for that only.
 If you run water waiting for it to get hotter or
colder, don't let it go down the drain. Save it in a
bucket to use later to water plants.
 Always, always shut off the faucet when you are
finished using the water.

38. Wash the plates,
Cook without Using the water Wash the car without
Wasting water When it is needed Wasting the water

39. Brushing your teeth Taking a bath using the
Without wasting the Water when it is needed
water
Wash the clothe without
Wasting the water

40. Leaving the brace open Leaving the brace open
When you are washing When you are washing
Your hands The plates.
Leaving the hose open
When you are washing
Your car.

41. Leaving the brace open Leaving the brace open
When you are brushing When you are taking
Your teeth. A bath.
Leaving the brace open
When you are cooking

42.  GOOD Transparency: Water
Conservation
 GOOD: Water
 Cuidar el agua

43.  Water is a very important natural resource
and we need it to survive, without it we
couldn’t do many things that we do in our
daily life, such as cook, wash our hands, take
a bath and even wash our teeth. It is very
important and we are wasting it without
reason, in many countries there is no water
and here in Colombia we also are suffering a
serious problems because of our acts, and
our way of thinking. This is a very important
resource in our lives, so we need to take care
of it and try to conserve it as most as we
can. ¡we have to take care of water!