Presentation

Watch the video below to help you reflect on the importance of water protection.

At first glance, water may seem to be abundant and inexpensive. With a small gesture we can turn on a tap to drink water or use it for cooking and washing, etc. It is so easy to access water that we could think that it is an inexhaustible resource.

However, water is becoming increasingly scarce. In some African countries, for example, the population lives on less than 15 litres of water a day. For many people, a shower is a privilege.

Moreover, in Europe, it is increasingly difficult to access water. Pollution and overuse threaten our water in reservoirs, rivers and underground reserves.

In this sequence you will learn about the threats to water resources, calculate your daily water consumption and make a digital poster with tips to reduce household consumption.

Threats to water resources

How much water do I use?

Tips for saving water

RESOURCES

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Resources

To do these activities you will need to use the following programs and applications:

A word processor	Writer. An open source word processor : http://es.openoffice.org/
Other applications	Glogster. An application to create digital posters: http://edu.glogster.com/
Web references recommendable	Practical advice on saving water: http://www.consumoresponsable.org/actua/agua/agua_consejos_hogar Internatura. Environmental education: http://www.internatura.org/educa/agua10.html How to save water. Tips for reducing water consumption: http://www.albacity.org/ab/agua/como-ahorrar-agua.htm Save water: http://www.terra.org/articulos/art00313.html Advice about water: http://www.asac.es/aigua/cast/8.htm Educational proposal: water and development (Intermon Oxfam): http://www.intermonoxfam.org/es/page.asp?id=2285 Indirect sources of water pollution: http://www.wikisaber.es/Contenidos/LObjects/inwaterpol/index.html Direct sources of water pollution: http://www.wikisaber.es/Contenidos/LObjects/water_pollution/index.html
Videos and animations	The importance of water for life: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/carambolo/WEB%20JCLIC2/Agrega/Medio/Agua/El%20agua/contenido/cm09_oa03_es/index.html Berde Berdea... Apartado “Agua”: http://www.berde-berdea.net/spa/ Uses and abuses of water: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/carambolo/WEB%20JCLIC2/Agrega/Medio/Agua/El%20agua/contenido/cm09_oa04_es/index.html How do we get water?: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/carambolo/WEB%20JCLIC2/Agrega/Medio/Agua/El%20agua/contenido/cm09_oa05_es/index.html A selection of videos about water care: http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=21740 An environmental education documentary: “EL AGUA" de Juan Luis Bort y José Bort disponible en: http://www.internatura.org/doc_agua.html El sueño del Agua-Julio. An interesting video of a real life experience in the Atacama Desert (Chile):http://www.berde-berdea.net/recursos/leer/el-sue-o-del-agua-julio
Images	A media library with free use of media files http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portada In the search box type 'water ', 'care of water' and you will find interesting pictures, diagrams and animations to include in your poster. If you don’t see the page in the appropriate language, select it from the lists at the bottom of the page. A bank of images and sounds from the ITE (Instituto de tecnologías educativas) http://recursostic.educacion.es/bancoimagenes/web/ Write "water" in the search box to find some sound effects of water and thousands of images to use in your poster.

Index

Responsible water consumption

Credits

DIRECTOR: Narcís Vives
COLLABORATORS:

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Antonio Cara
CONTENT MANAGERS: Mª Cristina Pérez and Magdalena Garzón
COORDINATOR OF THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE AREAS: Elena Anguera
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Maite Vílchez
AUTHOR: Pau Casacuberta
CORRECTORS OF STYLE CASTELLANO VERSION: Anna Betriu and Joan Martín
BASQUE ADAPTATION: Bakun itzulpen eta argitalpen zerbitzuak, s.l.
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Sarah Richards
LAYOUT: Maite Vílchez and Miquel Gordillo