Resources and Ideas for a lesson about Water

It´s Blog Action Day again and this year it´s about water.

I have found many interesting infographics and stats that can be used as starting points in the debate about water in the world. Infographics are great for visual literacy and to get students thinking and producing language from facts. I thought I would share these with you. 

http://peoplepoweredmachines.wordpress.com/tag/rain-barrel/

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SDd59HFkDQI/ScInIFb1vgI/AAAAAAAAAfk/QHIG5i5D8sw/s800/water-footprint-of-individual.jpg

http://solaquagen.com/page001.html

http://www.americainfra.com/news/us-hit-peak-water-in-1970/

http://virtualwater.eu/

http://theredmullet.blogspot.com/2009/08/water-footprints.html

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/05/20/1179601242802.html

http://wineindustryinsight.com/?p=1415

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Original_Graphic/2008/06/14/1213462663_8520-1.gif

Other websites with plenty of resources on water education are

• Water Education Foundation 
• Unesco´s Institute for Water Education
•  Project WET
•  Water Research Centre

 It would then be interesting to make students calculate their water footprint

 

To do this you can use National Geographic´s Water Footprint calculator or Water Footprint´s quick or extended calculator

After you do this, you can ask your students to brainstorm and debate ways of saving water, which they can later post to a Wallwisher

Alternatively they can also do an image search for water education campaigns and discuss the images used.

If you have any oher ideas, please leave a comment.

If you feel like doing a bit more

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