Water Conservation at Home! :)

INTRODUCTION

Water is the most important resource in our planet… It’s necessary for humans, plants and animals… 

Here you’re going to find some tips to conserve water… 

The Sink

• Turn off your taps tightly so they don't drip.Even a small drip can waste tons of water.

• Have showers instead of baths and keep them short (5 minutes).

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or washing your hands.

• Repair any toilet tank, bowl or base leaks. You can check the tank for leaks by adding food colouring to the water tank and observing whether it spreads to the bowl without flushing.

• Never flush garbage of any kind down the toilet.

• Don’t run the water continuously while thawing food, hand washing dishes or while washing fruits and veggies; use a partially filled sink instead with aquick rinse afterward.

• Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator, instead of running the tap for acold glass of water.  

DID YOU KNOW? 

A tap leaking one drop of water per second wastes more than 25 L of water a day!That’s 9,000 L a year!  *A five-minute shower with a standard showerhead uses 100 L of water. 

*A five-minute shower with a low-flow showerhead uses 35 L of water. 

*About 75% of indoor home water use occurs in our bathrooms, and toilets are the single largest water users. Toilets use over 40% more water than needed!

   

Washing Machine:

• Wash full loads and use the shortest cycle.

• Adjust the water level and use cold or warm water instead of hot.

• Use environmentally friendly (low or no phosphate and biodegradable)detergents. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

A traditional washing machine uses 130 to 250 L of water to launder a large load.

 

Potted plants:

• Water your indoor plants with water from a rain barrel.

 

DID YOU KNOW? 

*Plants are an active part of the water cycle—they release moisture from the surface of their leaves to the air through transpiration.  

*Ice floats because as water freezes, it becomes lighter (less dense) than liquid water.

If ice did not float, lakes would freeze from the bottom up, freezing/killing all the plants and fish as well. But the ice on top keeps the water underneath protected from the cold. It is like a blanket that keeps the water at a safe temperature for the living things in the lake.

TASKS

1. Write and draw the fournitures of the house named in the article.

 

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2. Write. Why is necessary to conserve water?

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PROCESS

Para profundizar el contenido de los temas tratados puedes consultar las siguientes páginas:

In our daily life: More advices about conserving water

General advices, including for business

Water conservation at school

EVALUATION

La evaluación del contenido de está temática, se realizará teniendo en cuenta las respuestas dadas al cuestionario establecido y demás ctidades de consulta.

CONCLUSION

Hasta este punto has aprendido mucho cómo cuidar el Agua...lo has conseguido realizando todas actividades establecidas... Ya estás listo!!! para convertirte en un protector del agua desde tu propio hogar....

Bye..

and remember.... "Let's save our planet"