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In this lesson we will explore the
importance of clean water for our
health.
Which is the most valuable:
A. a bar of gold
B. a house
C. a bucket of clean water
D. a casket full of diamonds
Let’s think!
Which is the only one we couldn’t
live without?
Of course …..
Did you know that 2/3
of the human body is
water?
You can live without food for
several weeks, but you would
survive less than a week
without water.
It is necessary for everything the body does
It carries our food and waste in and out of our cells
It keeps our temperature at the right level.
To stay in good
health we need
to drink 8
glasses of water
a day (2 litres).
Most people do not drink enough
water. If we don’t drink enough we
can suffer from:
o Headaches
o Poor concentration
o Tiredness
o Kidney infections
o Constipation
and yet …. One
out of every five
people in our world
does not have
access to clean
water!
And every fifteen
seconds another child
somewhere dies from
a disease carried in
dirty water.
Every time we flush the toilet we use
ten litres of water. That is the daily
supply for most people in the developing
world …. If they are lucky!
And yet …. The charity Water Aid has
worked out that clean water and toilet
facilities could be provided for only £15
per person!
The charity knows that many women and
children in developing countries spend hours
each day walking miles to collect dirty water.
Carrying heavy water containers takes up
valuable time and energy. It stops children
from going to school, and reduces the time in
which they could be making a living.
Water Aid works
with local people to
bring clean water to
their communities
using methods which
are cheap and easy to
maintain.
But there is much to do ... and at the rate
things are going more than
will be lost before everyone in developing
countries has access to clean water.
More and more people will be forced to
leave their homes in search of clean
water.
Click here to find out more about WaterAid
If you think you are too young to do
anything about it…… click here!
To find out more about our most
precious resource ...
Click here
Teefa’s Teasers
• How many glasses of water should we
drink every day to stay healthy?
• Why is water so important for good
health?
• What could happen if we drink dirty
water?
• How does lack of water prevent
children from getting an education?
Glossary
• Precious – something very important to
us
• Valuable – something with a lot of
worth
• Survive – stay alive
• Maintain – keep up
• Cycle – Something that keeps
happening again and again
Activities to complete this lesson include:
• building a water
filter
• condensation
experiment
• ‘how to save
water’ homework
activity
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and/or download learning activities.
Useful Web Links
• http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/teachers/primary/
default.asp - Water Aid primary school teaching
resources on water around the world
• www.wateraid.org.uk - All about Water Aid!
• www.knowh2o.org - quizzes, facts and educational
resources on the world’s water supply
• http://www.thewaterfamily.co.uk/ - Online Water
Conservation game for children
• http://learn.christianaid.org.uk/Other/Events/world_water
_day_2009.aspx - Assembly and lesson plans for World
Water Day 22nd March each year
If you enjoyed this lesson, why not try:
The Earth in Our Hands
How deforestation and burning fossil fuels is harming
the environment. How to reduce our ‘carbon footprints’.
Saving the Rainforest
How charities undertake preventative action to
safeguard the environment. How leaves produce
oxygen. Diamond poems. The art of Henri Rousseau.