OUR AMAZING WATER:

Waterismoreimportanttousthanmostofcaretothinkabout.Thatis
whyweneedtounderstanditsimportancetoourworld,andtheway
waterworksandmoves.Ifallgoesasplanned,youwillneverlookat
yourbottleofwaterthesameagain.PLEASECHANGEYOURFONT
COLOR,FORYOURANSWERS,TOTHECOLORRED.THANKS!

STEP ONE:

(earbudsnecessary)
Watch
thisvideo
,andthencompletethefollowing:
1. Whatstatsonwaterimpactedyouthemost?Why?
Only3/10ofapercentisavailableforhumanuse.Thatisnotalotofwater.Wewilleventually
runoutofit,andthatwillbeahugecrisisbecausewaterisvitaltoallhumans.Itkeepsus
hydrated.
2. Whatcouldyoudo(today)toreducetheamountofwaterthatyouconsume(notincl
drinking)atschool?Athome?
Youcantakelesslongshowers,turnoffthefaucetwhenyouarentusingit,anduseaslittle
wateraspossible.
3. Whydoyouthinkwe(inthewesternworld)usesomuchwater?
Becausewehaveagiantpopulation,andallofourpeopleneedwatertolivesointotalthats
over5millionpeopleusingalotofwater.
STEP TWO:
Readthemainbodyonthe
amazingwatersite
,andthencompletethefollowing:
1. Whatdoyouthinktheauthormeanswhentheywritethatthereisafixedamountof
wateronearth?
ThatthereisonlyacertainamountofwateronEarth,nomoreandasweuseittheamountof
watershrinks.TherehasbeenthesameamountonEarthnowthentherewas500millionyears
ago.
2. Eventhoughitisthemostcommonsubstanceonearth,whataboutthephysical
propertiesofH2Omakesitreallyspecial?
Itcancarrymineralsandchemicalsandcandissolvesomeofthem.
3. Whatisawatermoleculemadeof?Whatmakestheseelementssticktogether?
2hydrogenand1oxygen.Electricitymakesthemsticktogether.
4. Whatdoesasolventdo?Whyisitimportanttounderstandthataboutwater(thinkabout
thedifferencebetweentapandfilteredwater)?
Asolventdissolvesthings.Itisimportanttoknowthedifferencebetweentapandfilteredwater
becausetapwatercandissolveharmfulchemicalsandbacteriaintoitthatwemightdrink
Filteredwaterissafebecausethebadthingsgetfilteredout.

STEP THREE:
Discovery Education Board - Amazing Water
(dont forget to click
complete on the assignment when you finish)

GotoDiscoveryEducationandaccessthisboardactivity,andanswerthefollowing:
WATERMOLECULESECTION
1. ClickontheH2OMoleculeImage.Whatexplanationisgivenforthebentshapeoftheof
theH2Omolecule?
Thebentshapecausesanunbalanceddistributionofcharges.

2. AccordingtotheAmazingH2Ovideo,whatisHYPOXIA?
Whenthereisveryfewdissolvedoxygeninthewater.Notevenenoughoxygentosupportthe
lifeinthewater.
WATERCYCLE
3. InWaterCycle1HowdotheydescribethewaythewatercycleworksinJapan?
Whatroledoesplatetectonicsplayinthewatercyclethere?
Itheatsuptheirwater,makingitaround100degreesfahrenheit.Itheatsthewaterthenmakes
itgobackupfromthebottomofthewaterarea.
4. WatchWaterCycle2Writeadescriptionofeachofthestepsinthewatercycle,as
describedbythenarratorwiththewonderfulScottishaccent.
Thesunheatsupthewatermakingitevaporate,andeventuallythewatercollectstogether,
makingbigfluffyclouds.Theaveragewatermoleculespendsonly9daysintheatmosphere,
beforeitrainsbackdown.
5. WorkthroughtheWaterCycleExploration.Whatdidyoulearn(orrelearnfroman
earlieractivity)aboutthewatercycleandwater,ingeneral,ontheearth(i.e.facts)?
Howdidyoudowithlabellingthecycle?
Therearearemanyplaceswaterisstored,suchasrunoffsandgroundwaterstorage.
Convectionmakeswarmairrise.Asairrises,itgainsheat.Convectioncausesmovingair.
Ididgreatatthelabeling.
WATERPOLLUTION
6. Readtheentry,WhatisWATERPOLLUTION?Inyourownwords,whatiswater
pollution?
Waterpollutioniswhenwethrowdirtytrashandtoxicwasteintowatermakingitdangerousto
thingsinit.Itwillkillormakeanythinginthewatersick.
7. Howmanydifferentmajorpollutantsarelistedintheentry?Whichoneshappen
naturally?Whichonesarearesultofhumanactivity?Yes,theremaybesome
overlap
9arelisted.Heat,plantnutrients,andsedimentsarenaturalways.Toxicwaste,sewage,oil,
chemicals,andradioactivewastearemanmadepollutants.
8. Whataresomeofthecommonwaysthatwecontrolpollutioninthewatersupply.?
Wecannotthrowtrashinwater,wecantrytomonitoroilandmakesureitdoesntspill,wecan
makesurethatwedontputsewageinthewater,andwecantreatandpretreatthewater.
1. ExplainMarinePollution.
Whenharmfulobjectsentertheoceanfromlandsources.
2. Whatarethesourcesofoilpollutionandwhyisitsodangerous?
Oilpollutioncancomefromleakingoilrigs,ships,anditissoharmfulbecauseoilistoxicand
livingthingsthatingestitwilldie.
3. IsLegislationhelpingwaterpollution?Giveevidencetosupportyouranswer.
yes,becauseaccordingto
thiswebsite,
newlawshavebeenpassedtopreventpollution.

WATERPOLLUTIONVIDEO1
12.Whatisthemostcommontypeofwaterpollution?
Dumpingtrashintowateristhemostcommon.
13.WheredoesNutrientPollutioncomefrom?
Whenunderwaterplantsnutrientsgointowater,andpolluteit.
14.Whatdoesdecomposingbacteriacause?

17.WhatpollutesthewaterinAsia?

18.Howcanwaterhurtthehealthofpeople?
Becauseharmfulbacteriainwatercanenterourbodieswheningested,soitcanmakeusvery
verysick.
19.Howdochemicalsgetinwater?
Whenpeopledumpwasteandchemicalsintothewater.
20.Explainhowtrashpollutionaffectswater.
Animalscangetstuckinthewasteandcanstarvetodeath.
21.WhatistheGreatPacificGarbagePatch?
Agiantlandfillwheretrashiskept.
22.Howareturtlesaffectedbytrash?
TurtlescanEatthetrashorgetstuckinit,anditmaykillthem.
WATERPOLLUTIONINTERACTIVE
23.Howlongcanyoulivewithoutfoodandwater?
810daysisthemaximum.3daysiswhenyouwillstartgettingsick.
24.Whatisthecheapestandbestsolutiontowaterpollution?
Tostopputtingwasteintothewater.
25.Howdonaturalwetlandshelppollution?

WATERPOLLUTIONVIDEO2
26.WhatpercentofEarthswaterisfreshwater?
30%or3/10.
27.Whataresomeusesofwater?
Todrinkit,cleanupinit,providehomeforwaterorganisms,
28.List3causesofwaterpollution.
Throwingtrashintowater,dumpingtoxinsintothewater,andoilrigsleaking.
29.Whatcandrinkingpollutedwatercause?
Illnessanddeathtothosewhodrinkit.
30.Whatdoesmostpollutioncomefrom?

31.Howcanlandfillspollutegroundwater?
Becausetrashthatgetsintothegroundmaylandintoagroundwaterstoragearea.