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Area of Focus: Where’s our water? Area of Focus: Where’s our water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Earth is known as the blue planet as it has a blue glow from space. –This blue is from all of the water on our planet.

Why should we study water? –Bullet List. –3-5 Sentence minimum paragraph Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Activity! Water Usage. –Create a list of all the ways humans use water. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Combine your list with your group’s list on the large sheet of paper After your group list is complete tape it to the wall.

Please narrow down the class list to 6 Categories (Work in Table Groups) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

The six ways humans use water The six ways humans use water Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Survival / Health Survival / Health Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Household. Household. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Recreational. Recreational. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Industrial. Industrial. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Transportation. Transportation. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Agricultural. Agricultural. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Ice Caps are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Ice Caps are Water Clouds are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water Ice Caps are Water Clouds are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water Ice Caps are Water Clouds are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water Ice Caps are Water Clouds are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water Ice Caps are Water Clouds are Water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water

What % of the earth is covered with water? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Close to 71% of the earth is covered with water

Demonstration -Where’s the water? -Teacher fills 5 gallon bucket which represents all of the water on earth. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

The bucket represents –Oceans –Salt Lakes –Rivers –Ice Caps / Glaciers –Atmosphere –Groundwater –Freshwater Lakes –Potable Water (Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

The bucket represents –Oceans –Salt Lakes –Rivers –Ice Caps / Glaciers –Atmosphere –Groundwater –Freshwater Lakes –Potable Water (Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination= Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Ice Caps / Glaciers1.5 cups Groundwater.5 cups Freshwater Lakes.25 table spoons Salt Lakes.15 table spoons Atmosphere3 drops Rivers.5 drops Useable water available for humans after pollution and contamination=.001 drop Oceans (all water left in bucket) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

97% of all water on Earth is found in the ocean.

Can humans drink saltwater, or put it on crops? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Answer! Humans cannot drink saltwater and survive. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Answer! Humans cannot drink saltwater and survive. –Saltwater dehydrates you faster than no water at all. It also kills plants and contaminates the soil. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Which of the plants in this study was given the most saltwater? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Which of the plants in this study was given the most saltwater? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Which of the plants in this study was given the most saltwater? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Earth’s Water Supply Earth’s Water Supply Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Oceans 97.3% - Salt (Cannot drink or use for Agriculture)  Oceans 97.3% - Salt (Cannot drink or use for Agriculture)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Oceans 97.3% - Salt (Cannot drink or use for Agriculture)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Agriculture: Production of food and goods from farming.

Oceans 97.3% - Salt (Cannot drink or use for Agriculture)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Agriculture: Production of food and goods from farming.

Oceans 97.3% - Salt (Cannot drink or use for Agriculture)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy Agriculture: Production of food and goods from farming.

Ice Caps 2.19% (Locked)  Ice Caps 2.19% (Locked)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Why can’t we just go north and grab some icebergs and bring them south?

Video Link! (Optional) The Iceberg Project. –Note: The Icebergs are pretty in this video and that may be about it. –

Groundwater 0.5% (Most is too Deep)  Groundwater 0.5% (Most is too Deep)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Video Link (Optional) Groundwater, The Hidden Source of Life –

Atmosphere 0.001% (Can’t Obtain)  Atmosphere 0.001% (Can’t Obtain)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Soil Moisture 0.005% (Can’t Obtain)  Soil Moisture 0.005% (Can’t Obtain)  Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Inland Lakes 0.018% (Available) : Inland Lakes 0.018% (Available) : Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Rivers % (Available) Rivers % (Available) Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Has anyone in the class left the country? –Where have you been? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Has anyone in the class left the country? –Where have you been? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Warning – A part of the world that you have never been to will be shown. This is a part of the world that you don’t see everyday on T.V. Please close your eyes if you get emotional. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Raise your hand if you have played on something like this? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Raise your hand if you have owned something like this at some point.

Raise your hand if you have ever used a flush toilet?

Raise your hand if you have ever used a dishwasher?

Or washing machine?

Raise your hand if you own a gaming system of some type?

Raise your hand if you ever eaten something like this?

Raise your hand if you have shopped in a mall?

Raise your hand if you have ever taken a hot shower or bath?

Raise your hand if you have ever been on a slip n’ slide.

Raise your hand if you have ever been tubing.

Raise your hand if you ever been to a water park?

Raise your hand if you have ever been in a water fight?

How about a food fight?

Raise your hand if you have ever had a brother or sister die of starvation?

Raise your hand if you have ever had to fight through a starving crowd for a meal ration.

Raise your hand if a family member has been scavenged by vultures.

Or if you have carried a starving child even though you are incredibly weak.

From more than 100 million children died from illness and starvation.

Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger. 175 Men, women and children will die during this lesson.

For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years.

Water is incredibly important?

Without it, you cannot grow food.

These are the areas of the world that struggle everyday from drought and famine.

Whatever your issues are, you’ll probably be alive tomorrow. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Whatever your issues are, you’ll probably be alive tomorrow. –2000 other kids won’t. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Whatever your issues are, you’ll probably be alive tomorrow. –2000 other kids won’t. You are one of the luckiest kids on Earth because you are sitting in a classroom right now with a water fountain that is just down the hall. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

Video Link! (Optional) UNICEF, Drought and Famine (2007) – yg&feature=relatedhttp:// yg&feature=related

A kitchen in rural Africa.

All of the household water

A kitchen in rural Africa. Gathered from a dirty watering hole ½ hours walk

A kitchen in rural Africa. Bowl is also used to collect goats urine for washing kitchen tools

Indoor plumbing is very rare. –Most people in this world must carry water to their dwelling.

Activity! (Optional) Class must carry several 5 gallon buckets filled with water outside simulating a walk from the well to home. –Do not carry on your head / bearing the weight on your neck. –Those young girls and boys have been doing it since they could walk and have built-up strength. (Your neck will break!)

Question: How would your water use change if you had to collect and carry every drop?

Video Link! Drought and Famine in Africa. –Observe how people in the video rely on water. –