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World of Water UNIT 2
Water Every Day
Water is an essential part of our everyday lives in ways we can and cannot see. We drink water,
make food and beverages with it, and use it for bathing and washing. We use water to grow
food and to make clothing, electronics, and almost all other products we use every day. We use
it to transport people and products around the world. Water is also important to many cultural
celebrations, sports, jobs, and more.
How is water a part of your city’s culture? How do you use water in your everyday life? With a
limited amount of water on our planet, it’s important to conserve water so that everyone has
enough in the future. In Unit 2, you will investigate these questions and discover ways to use
water wisely at home and at school.
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Vocabulary
ACCESS (noun, verb)
1. (noun) A way of being able to use or get something.
Example: Not everyone on the planet has access to clean, safe water.
2. (verb) To be able to use or get something.
Example: Our school installed more drinking fountains to make it easier for students to access water.
AUDIT (noun)
A careful examination, often done by watching and taking notes.
Example: Our class did an audit of how people use water at my school.
CONSERVE (verb)
Protecting or using something carefully so that there will be enough of it later.
Example: My family conserves water by turning off the faucet when we brush our teeth.
FIELD RESEARCH (noun)

Gathering information in a real-world environment instead of in a classroom or online.
Example: My class conducted field research by going to the river near our city.
PUBLIC HEALTH (noun)

The health of the population as a whole.
Example: The city started a handwashing campaign to improve public health.
VIRTUAL WATER (noun)

The water that is used to grow food, make products, and process waste.
Example: Even though we can’t see it, our clothes and food use a lot of virtual water.
WATER FOOTPRINT (noun)

The amount of water that is used by a person or to make a product.
Example: My daily water footoprint is smaller when I take a shorter shower.
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VOCABULARY CHALLENGE
Choose the vocabulary word above that best fits in each blank. You might have to change the
ending of the word to make it fit.
Water is essential for all life on Earth. Having to clean, safe water is important to our
survival and to . That’s why it’s good for each person to know their .
This way, we can try to the daily water and we use every day. To
help our communities conserve water, researchers and even students can how people use
water in the real world and gather information by doing .

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Water and Culture

Around the world, water is part of the unique culture of each place. Our activities, food preferences, and traditions
have developed differently over time depending on the water around us. Think about where you live. Is there a
lake, river, or ocean nearby? Do you live in a wet climate or a very dry climate? All these details influence your
local culture.
Research: Water in My Culture

How is water part of your city’s culture? Choose an activity or celebration that is connected to
water in or near your city. Use your personal experience and online research to answer the
questions below, then share about it in the Water in My Culture discussion board.
Water Activity or Celebration
History Personal Experience Interesting Facts

When and how did the activity or What do you already know about What new information did you
celebration start? the activity or celebration? learn from your research?
Defining Culture
Culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, and other characteristics that a group of people share. This group
of people could be your family, your peers, or all the people in your city. You might even share a culture
with people who live far away from you because you have similar interests and experiences.
Think about a group you belong to. What is that group’s culture?
Use the sentences below to share about the cultures in your life:
“One of the groups I belong to is...”

“Something we often do together is...”
“My favorite thing about being part of this group is...”
What is another group you belong to? Compare that group’s culture to the one you just described.

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Learn More: Water Festivals Around the World

Many cultures and cities celebrate water with festivals each year. These festivals may look different,
but share similar qualities, like playing games and getting splashed. Learn about three water festivals
in different regions of the world.
Songkran
Songkran is a solar New Year’s celebration in Thailand that
happens on April 13 each year. People gather with their
families in the streets for parades and parties. They celebrate
by splashing water on each other to wash away the past year
and spread good luck for the year ahead. Songkran used to
be celebrated only in the northern region. Now, it is a national
holiday in Thailand, and each of the country’s four main
regions has its own special Songkran traditions.
Ayutthaya, Thailand
© JJ Harrison CC BY 3.0
Vardavar
Vardavar is celebrated in the country of Armenia and by
Armenians around the world. Vardavar takes place during
July, 14 weeks after Easter Sunday. On this day, people splash
one another with buckets of water. Children and teenagers
can splash water on each other, and even strangers, without
getting in trouble. Being splashed with water on this day is
considered good luck.
Yerevan, Armenia
© Zyzzzzzy CC BY 3.0
Kuomboka Festival
Kuomboka means “coming out of the water” and is a traditional
ceremony in Zambia that happens along the Zambezi River.
The festival is a yearly reenactment of the king and queen
of the local Lozi people moving to higher ground during the
rainy season when the riverbanks would flood. Many paddlers
dressed in traditional clothing paddle large boats on a long
six-hour journey up the river while people watch and cheer
The king’s Kuomboka boat from land.
© Alexander Brugger CC BY-NC 2.0
Does your city have a water festival? How do you celebrate?

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Global Discussion: Water in My Culture

For this discussion post, tell
the story of a water activity Sharing Your Culture with Others
or celebration that is part of
Your international peers may have never experienced your
your or your city’s culture.
culture or your city’s culture. Help them better understand
your experience and perspective by using details and
To help your international peers understand
descriptive words. Before you post, review your writing.
your activity or celebration, add a photo
Did you include enough information to answer the six
that you took yourself or found online to
questions below? If not, add more details.
illustrate your post.
Who? What?
Why? How?
When?
Where?
Subject
Click the photo icon to

add a photo of the water
Styles Size Font </> Source Less
activity or celebration.
Hi Global Scholars,
I would like to tell you about a water (activity/celebration) in my culture called
The story of how this (activity/celebration) began is
People participate by
One fact you may find interesting is
Your friend,
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Water for Life

Each person’s health affects the health of the community, or public health. Water is an important part of
everyone’s health. It is so important to the health of communities that governments, hospitals, schools, and other
organizations use public health campaigns to educate people and encourage healthy choices about water.
Have you seen any of the public health messages about water below?
Wash Your Hands!

Hand washing is essential because it helps protect you and other people from
getting sick. Washing your hands with clean water and soap washes away the
germs and chemicals in the environment that are harmful to your body and
that spread illnesses between people.
Always wash your hands after you use the bathroom, dispose of
trash, touch an animal, or blow your nose. You should also wash
your hands before you cook or eat food and put a bandage on a
cut or scrape.
Source: “Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives.” Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention. 7 March 2016.
Stay Hydrated! Swim Safe!
The adult human body is about 60% water.* Be cautious around water, like when you visit
Water is in your cells, blood, and every organ. pools, beaches, and lakes. Learn how to swim or
Water helps all of the systems in your body work float, never swim by yourself, and always follow
smoothly. Drink plenty of water and other fluids. safety rules and instructions from lifeguards.
Even fruits and vegetables have water in them You should not swim in polluted water or wildlife
that helps you stay hydrated. protection areas.
*Source: “The water in you.” The U.S. Geological Survey
Water Science School, 2 December 2016.
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Learn More: Water in Your Body

Your organs use water to run smoothly and keep you healthy.
Liver
The liver removes harmful materials from blood
and sends it to the kidneys for filtering. It also
Kidneys
produces the digestive juices the intestines
Kidneys use water to filter waste
need to process waste.**
out of blood. They combine this
waste with water to make urine.
In one day, kidneys filter over 170
liters of water. Some of that water
leaves the body as urine, the rest
keeps working inside the body.*
Small & Large Intestines

After going through the
stomach, food and water
go to the intestines which
take in nutrients and water
for the body to use.*
How do other organs in your body like your brain, eyes, and skin use water? If you don’t know, how
can you find out?
*Source: Moreno N.P., Tharp B.Z., & Dresden, J.H. (2010). The Science of Water: How Much Water
Do Humans Need? BioEd, Center for Educational Outreach at Baylor College of Medicine.
**Source: Liver: Anatomy and Functions. (n.d.) Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library.
Using Online Search Engines

Search engines such as Google or Bing are like virtual, online libraries
for websites and can help you find information about a question or
topic you want to research.
Example Searches: Questions: How does my brain use water?

Keywords: brain, water, use
Remember, not every website that a search engine shows you is trustworthy and fact-based. Compare a
few websites to check if the information is the same and if the authors are experts or trusted organizations.
If you aren’t sure whether you can trust a website, ask your teacher.
What would you type into a search engine to learn more about how our bodies use water?

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Analyze: Public Health Campaigns

Look for a public health campaign about water near you. It could be a flyer, poster,
video, website, or anything else that’s used to teach people about water and
health. How does it influence people to have healthier water habits? What can you
learn from it? Use the questions below to analyze the
campaign and learn how it influences public health.
1. What is the name and message of the public health campaign?

(If it’s not in English, translate it.)
2. What makes this campaign water-related?
3. What is this campaign encouraging people to do or not do?
4. Why is this campaign important? Do you think it works?
Career Spotlight: Epidemiologist

Epidemiologists study the causes of diseases and how they
spread in groups of people. They also investigate how people
can change their behavior to avoid getting sick. Epidemiologists
do research in laboratories, help communities and governments
understand public health issues, and create programs to treat
or prevent diseases and other health problems. They work on
many different public health issues like influenza (“the flu”),
Epidemiologist doing laboratory research.
© CDC Global (CDC India Laboratory Capacity) pollution, and nutrition.
CC BY-SA 2.0

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Read and Reply: Water in My Culture

Return to the Water in My Culture
global discussion and read the posts Exchanging Cultural Perspectives
from your international peers. What Asking thoughtful questions helps you learn more
can you learn about their cultures about another person’s culture. When you read
and perspectives? something new or unfamiliar, ask questions to better
understand your peer’s cultural perspective.
Read as many posts as you can. Choose a few to
reply to that no one has responded to yet. Draft a Use one of the questions below in your reply or ask a
reply below. different question to learn more about what your peer
wrote.
“Could you tell me more about...?”

“Can you give me an example of...?”
“Where can I get more information about...?”
Remember to check your own posts and reply to
any questions from your peers. Asking and replying
to questions is an important part of all e-classroom
discussions and lets others learn from your ideas
and experiences.
Reply: Add subject line Add attachment Use rich text editor
Dear ,
Thank you for telling me about
I think what you shared is interesting because
A question I have for you is
Your friend,
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Are You Water-Wise?

Water covers about 75% of Earth, but nearly all of it is ocean saltwater. Only about 2.5% of the water on our
planet is freshwater, and most of it isn’t accessible to us because it is frozen in glaciers.* With such a limited
amount of freshwater available for humans to use and drink, we need to be water-wise and conserve our water
resources so that everyone will have enough water now and in the future.
Each person has a water footprint. The amount of water you use every day for things like drinking, washing your
hands, and flushing toilets is part of your water footprint. If you use a lot of water in your daily life, you have a
large water footprint. If you use less water each day, you have a smaller water footprint.
*Source: Misachi, J. “What Percentage of The Earth’s Water Is Drinkable?” WorldAtlas, 14 February 2018.
Analyze: My Water Footprint

How big is your water footprint? Download the Water Footprint Quiz in the
e-classroom and answer the questions to calculate your personal water
footprint. Then, record your weekly water footprint in liters below.
My Weekly Water Footprint = liters
Does the size of your water footprint surprise you? Why or why not? Read page 29 to
learn how you can be more water-wise in your daily life.
Learn More: Virtual Water

Virtual water is the amount of water needed to make products you use every day. You can’t see virtual
water like you can see water coming out of the faucet, but it contributes to your water footprint. If you
are surprised by the virtual water footprint of the products below, research online to find out how water is
involved in the making of these products.
Smartphone Cheese Pizza T-Shirt Bottled Water (1 liter)
12,075 liters 1,260 liters* 2,495 liters 3 liters
Source: “The Hidden Water in Everyday Products.” Water Footprint Calculator, 1 July 2017.
*Source: Multimedia Hub, Water Footprint Network.

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Being More Water-Wise

You can conserve water during the day in many ways, and even small changes can make a big difference in
the size of your water footprint. The examples below show approximately how many liters of water are used for
each activity. The amount of time you do each activity matters, too. Read the examples and think about what you
already do to be water-wise and what new strategies you could try.
Take showers instead of baths.

Turn off the faucet when you wash your hands and
brush your teeth.
11 liters (1 minute)
132 - 189 liters 95 liters (10 minutes)

6 liters (30 seconds)
Take shorter showers.
95 liters 34 liters (3 minutes)
10 minutes
11 liters (1 minute)
47 liters
5 minutes Source: Water Footprint Calculator, GRACE Communications
Foundation, 2018.
Make a Bigger Impact

Reduce the virtual water you use by changing how you eat and shop. The examples below show approximately
how many liters of water it takes to produce each of the products from start to finish.
Replace some of the animal proteins you might eat with Use products for as long as you can, then
plant-based proteins like beans. find ways to repair, reuse, or recycle them.
2,618 liters 724 liters
Drink water instead of a bottled drink like soda.
Source: Multimedia Hub, Water Footprint Network.

75 liters 1.5 liters* 0.25 liters *Source: “The Hidden Water in Everyday Products.” Water
Footprint Calculator, 1 July 2017.
What is one thing you will do this week to be more water-wise?

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Global Discussion: My Water Footprint

Share your water footprint with your international peers. What did you learn and
what will you do this week to be more water-wise? Add details and use descriptive
words to help others understand your perspective.
Subject
Dear peers,
I (was/was not) surprised by my water footprint because
I think the challenges to being water-wise are
This week, I will be more water-wise by
Sincerely,
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Before You Post

Did you know there are more than 200 students in your collaboration? What can you teach them?
What can you learn from them?
Make sure your post: Answers all questions for the post.
Shares the interesting information that you

learned.
Makes a connection to your own experience.
Asks a question.
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Digital Project: School Water Audit

Your school is a place where many people use water every
day, but is your school water-wise? To find out, do field
research to observe how people access and use water
at your school. For your Unit 2 digital project, create a
presentation to share your school water audit with your
international peers.
To complete your School Water Audit and presentation:
Walk around your school and observe where water is accessed and
how it is used.
Take photos and write down what you see. Use the table on page 34.
Reflect on ways you saw water being wasted and propose solutions
to conserve water.
Use your photos, descriptions, and reflections to create a digital
presentation to share in the e-classroom.
There are three sinks, each with two

faucets, in the fourth floor bathroom.
The hot water faucet of the This is a sprinkler watering the football
middle sink drips all day. field. The sprinker is on for one
hour every day. This is the drinking fountain outside the
art classroom on the first floor. Many
students fill their water bottles here.
Brainstorm
Before you start your field research, brainstorm using the questions below.
1. What parts of your school will you visit to do your field research?
2. What do you think you will observe about how water is accessed and used?
3. Do you think your field research will show that your school and your peers are
water-wise? Why or why not?

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Read and Reply: My Water Footprint

Return to the My Water Footprint global discussion and read the posts from your
international peers. Compare your water footprints and learn about water-wise
strategies from their cities. Discuss what you learned with your class, then find a
post that no one has replied to yet and write a reply.
Dear ,
The challenges of being water-wise in your city are (similar/different) because
Something I would like to know about how people use water in your city is
This past week, I tried to be more water-wise by
I was (successful/unsuccessful) because
Sincerely,
Learn More: Global Access to Drinking Water

Not everyone has drinkable water nearby that is safe and available whenever
they need it. Global access to drinking water is improving, but over 2 billion people
are still without it.* If people do not have access to drinking water, they may have
to stay thirsty for longer than is healthy, drink water with dangerous germs or
pollution in it, travel long distances to collect clean water, or pay a lot of money to
buy it. Some ways to solve this problem are to reduce the cost of drinking water,
build pipes to deliver clean water to new places, and improve sanitation systems
to keep human waste and chemicals out of water.
What other solutions could improve global access to clean, safe drinking water?
*Source: Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. WHO/UNICEF, 2017.

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Make a Plan
Plans help us get organized so that a project is successful
and finished on time. When you make a plan, read the
project checklist and decide how and when you will do
each part.
Here are some questions to talk about with your project

group:
1. WHEN will you walk through your school? Do
you need to ask permission?
2. WHERE is water used in your school? Decide a few places that you will observe.
3. WHAT will you take photos of? Make a list.
Project Responsibilities
When you work with a group, different people in the group can have different responsibilities.
Decide who will do each job and write their names below. Add other responsibilities you think are
important.
Project Manager: Make sure everyone is doing their job

and everything gets done!
Photo Tip
During your field research, try Notetakers: Take notes on observations during field
taking photos from different research.
perspectives. Photograph an
object from above, below,
the side, far away, and up Photographers: Take photos during field research.
close. Pick the best photos to
include in your presentation.
Writers: Listen to your group’s ideas and write
descriptions, reflections, and solutions.
Editors: Put the photos, descriptions, and reflections

together into a digital presentation. Look over the
presentation to check for mistakes.

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Field Research Notes

When you have a project plan, you can start your field research. Use the table to record your observations.
Remember to take photos of each place you observe.
Visit four or more places in your school.

At each water access point (place where people can get or use water, like a sink or
toilet), ask yourself:
1. What do I see?
2. How are people using this water access point?
3. Is water being wasted? Conserved? How?
4. Is everything working correctly, or does something need repairs?
Stay in each place for at least one minute so that you have time to notice details.
Place Water Access Point(s) Observations
— Students leave the water running to rinse their paint brushes.

Art Classroom 2 Sinks
— The sink on the left has a dripping faucet.

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Class Discussion
After doing your field research, reflect on what you observed. Discuss the questions below with
your class before you start working on your presentation.

“ Did you observe what you expected, or were you surprised?
”
“ ”
Do you think your school is water-wise? Why or why not?
“ ”

What changes would help conserve water at your school?
Create
When your group is ready to make your presentation, make
sure you:
Include photos and detailed descriptions of your

observations.
Add your reflections on how water is conserved or

wasted at your school.
Share solutions to conserve water at your school.
Writing Descriptive Captions

Captions are written under a photo to share more details
about what is happening. They help people better understand
what they see.
A caption should: Name who took the photo.

Describe what the photo shows.
Look at the caption under the photo on page 26. Remember, all photos in your posts or
projects need captions.

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Test It Out
Review your presentation with your class and exchange feedback:
Did you describe your observations?
Is there a photo of every place you observed? Are the

captions descriptive and clear?
Did you share solutions that your school can do?
Is your writing clear so that your international peers can

understand?
Revise
Use the feedback to revise and improve your presentation:
Add captions to photos.
Add more details to your observations and reflections.
If needed, change the solutions you share.
Share
Use page 37 to write an introduction to your presentation and post it in the Digital Project:
School Water Audit global discussion in the e-classroom.
Learn More: Language

Language is an important part of culture. Around the world, Global Scholars speak many languages,
including, of course, English! Some of these languages use a different script than English. English is
written and read from left to right. Other languages are written and read from right to left or up to down.
Below, the word “water” is written in different scripts.
Can you identify the languages below? (Answers are on the bottom of page 37.)
पानी воды წყალი

νερό 水
What languages are spoken by the students in your collaboration? Do some online research to find
the language spoken in each city.

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Digital Project: School Water Audit

Write a short introduction to describe your project and what you learned from your
School Water Audit. Upload your presentation to your post. Remember, post only
one project for your group and write everyone’s names at the bottom of the post.
Subject
Hello everyone,
Our group did field research by
The most (interesting/important) thing we learned was
Our field research shows that our school (is/is not) water-wise because
The solutions we propose to conserve water at school are
What do you think?

Sincerely,
Upload a File
Click the Upload a File button to attach

Post Save Draft Cancel your presentation. You can also copy
and paste a link to your project.
Answers to Learn More: Language on page 36. From left to right, Hindi, Greek, Russian, Chinese, and Georgian.

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View and Reply: Give Feedback

View the presentations from the other cities in your collaboration to learn about
how water is used in other schools. Give feedback and share ideas.
Dear ,
Thank you for sharing your project with us! Our group (enjoyed/learned)
Something similar about how our schools use water is
The solutions your group proposed (would/would not) work at our school because
A question we have for your group is
Sincerely,
Giving Helpful Feedback

Giving feedback helps everyone learn and improve. Try these phrases to help you give good
feedback to your international peers.
COMPLIMENT SHARE IDEAS

“Your presentation was (clear, “We would like to see more
informative, had good pictures).” (information, photos)... to help us
understand...”
“I was interested to learn…”
“This makes me think about…”

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Unit 2 Reflection
1. Which digital project created by your peers did you find most interesting? What ideas did it
inspire that you could use in your next project?
2. What similarities and differences did you notice between the culture in your city and the
other cities in your collaboration? Choose two different cities to compare. The cities you choose
should be different from the ones you wrote about in your Unit 1 reflection.
City, Country Similarities or Differences Why? (geography, climate, culture, etc.)
3. What did you discover about your own culture? What else would you like to learn? Why?
4. Now that you’ve calculated your water footprint, what changes will you make in your life
to conserve more water? What changes will you encourage your friends and family to make?

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World of Water UNIT 2

Water Every Day

Global Scholars is sponsored by Global Cities, Inc.

Global Scholars Page 19

FIELD RESEARCH (noun)

PUBLIC HEALTH (noun)

VIRTUAL WATER (noun)

WATER FOOTPRINT (noun)

Global Scholars Page 20

Water and Culture

Research: Water in My Culture

Water Activity or Celebration

History Personal Experience Interesting Facts

“One of the groups I belong to is...”

Global Scholars Page 21

Learn More: Water Festivals Around the World

Does your city have a water festival? How do you celebrate?

Global Scholars Page 22

Global Discussion: Water in My Culture

Click the photo icon to

One fact you may find interesting is

Post Save Draft Cancel

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Water for Life

Wash Your Hands!

Source: “Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives.” Centers for Disease

Stay Hydrated! Swim Safe!

Learn More: Water in Your Body

Small & Large Intestines

Using Online Search Engines

Example Searches: Questions: How does my brain use water?

Global Scholars Page 25

Analyze: Public Health Campaigns

1. What is the name and message of the public health campaign?

2. What makes this campaign water-related?

3. What is this campaign encouraging people to do or not do?

4. Why is this campaign important? Do you think it works?

Career Spotlight: Epidemiologist

Global Scholars Page 26

Read and Reply: Water in My Culture

“Could you tell me more about...?”

I think what you shared is interesting because

A question I have for you is

Submit Reply Save Draft

Global Scholars Page 27

Are You Water-Wise?

Analyze: My Water Footprint

My Weekly Water Footprint = liters

Learn More: Virtual Water

Smartphone Cheese Pizza T-Shirt Bottled Water (1 liter)

12,075 liters 1,260 liters* 2,495 liters 3 liters

Global Scholars Page 28

Being More Water-Wise

Take showers instead of baths.

132 - 189 liters 95 liters (10 minutes)

95 liters 34 liters (3 minutes)

Make a Bigger Impact

2,618 liters 724 liters

Drink water instead of a bottled drink like soda.

Source: Multimedia Hub, Water Footprint Network.

What is one thing you will do this week to be more water-wise?

Global Scholars Page 29

Global Discussion: My Water Footprint