WATER IN THE WORLD

LESSON 4

WHAT IS VIRTUAL WATER?

Watch the following introductory video:
http://www.jacplus.com.au/secure/Searchlight?searchbox=eles-1616

VIRTUAL WATER
The water we consume is not just what we use in cooking, drinking,

washing, flushing or in the garden.

Water is used to manufacture everything we use: mobile phones, toys,

cars and newspapers. This virtual water needs to be considered in our

water footprint that is, the water used to produce all our goods and
services.

ITEM
1 kg of beef
1 kg of chocolate

GUESS

ACTUAL
15,500 litres
24,000 litres

1 kg of coffee

21,000 litres

1 kg of chicken

3,900 litres

1 kg of lettuce
1kg of bananas
1 cotton shirt

130 litres
860 litres
2,700 litres

WATER FOOTPRINT
http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2008/s2657257.htm

Water foot printing video (0:00 4:25)

 In groups of 3, write a daily menu for a person

(breakfast, lunch, dinner) that is low in virtual

water.

Use the information in chapter 2.8 to help

you.

Try to make your menu tasty and low in

virtual water!

Calculate how much virtual water is in each

meal.

WATER FOOTPRINT
Your Task: Complete the following

Chapter 2.8
Q1
Q2

Question 5: Study table 1. Choose three meat, five grain, two dairy, two non-

food, four fruit, four vegetable and two processed products from the list. Create
a bar graph to show how much water is used to produce a vegetarian diet and a
meat-based diet. Which diet uses more water?

Youll need your

computer for this!

PERFORMANCE TASK:
WATER A RESOURCE IN CRISIS

Your Task:
You are an environmental scientist for the Environmental Protection Authority of

Mornington (EPAM).You have been tasked with preparing a brief about how the
world can fix its current environmental crisis, starting with you here in Australia.
To help with this, you must create a website that explores some of the major

water resource issues facing the country and the world.

You should use: www.wix.com
The website should have

6 pages

Read the Task Description on Compass:

Geography/ Water/ Water Performance Task

PERFORMANCE TASK:
WATER A RESOURCE IN CRISIS 2

1. Read through the Performance Task

2. Today + Wednesday:

We will work on the introduction/ Home Page of your website

3. You should submit the homepage by Friday

PERFORMANCE TASK:
WATER A RESOURCE IN CRISIS 3
Home Page/ Introduction: Must Include

An overview of some of the water issues facing Australia and the world, like:

Global warming
Switching to renewable energy.
Water pollution.
Preventing water wastage in the home.
El Nino/La Nina.

Desalination plants.
Sewage treatment plants.

Use pictures
Create a mission statement for the

Environmental Protection Authority

PERFORMANCE TASK:
WATER A RESOURCE IN CRISIS 4
Writing the Mission Statement:

A mission statement is a formal summary of the aims and values of a company,

organization, or individual.

Resources to help:
Sample mission statements from other organisations:
http://topnonprofits.com/examples/nonprofit-mission-statements/

How to write a mission statement:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/2013/01/10/answer-4-questions-to-get-a-greatmission-statement/

PERFORMANCE TASK:
PAGE 1 THE WATER CYCLE

Include a poster of the water cycle:

Your poster must be drawn by hand and have detailed annotations explaining the
different processes that occur in the hydrological cycle.

Must be diorama, three dimensional (3D) poster.

Must be included on your webpage. Once your model is complete, take a photo
of it and upload it to your webpage.

To be completed today

PERFORMANCE TASK:
PAGE 2 WATER RECYCLING
Answers to the following questions:
What is Industry?
What is meant by an industry by-product? Provide examples.

Explain the process of separation and purification.

Identify some of the cultural issues facing industries and their use of water

A brief overview of the major industry projects in Australia using recycled water.

PERFORMANCE TASK:
PAGE 2 WATER RECYCLING

Must answer to the following question:

What are some of the challenges facing Australian Industry in our attempt to

recycle or reduce waste water?

PERFORMANCE TASK:
FOR FRIDAY
Home Page with Mission Statement
On Homepage or Extra Page:

An overview of some of the water issues facing Australia and the world, like:
Global warming
Switching to renewable energy.

Water pollution.
Preventing water wastage in the home.

El Nino/La Nina.
Desalination plants.
Sewage treatment plants.
Water Cycle Page with picture of your 3D model
Water Recycling Page