Las Vegas: An impossible place/real place? Link:

Task In BOB write down why this could be an impossible place: Think about: – Location – Architecture – Economic activity – Water Supply

Learning objectives To describe why Las Vegas can be considered an impossible place – NC Level 5c-5a To recognise why we need to save water – NC Level 4a-5c To explain how individuals/Las Vegas have tried to save water – NC Level 5a-6c Keywords: Xeriscaping, water stress

What can people do to save water? This is what individuals can do – so me and you Move round the room and fill in the middle column of your table

Some ideas

Why do we need to save water? Blue – No Scarcity Red – Severe Scarcity Orange – Medium Scarcity What does scarcity mean? Name 3 countries in both severe and medium water scarcity

How have they tried to save water in Las Vegas? Adverts Fines Xeriscaping/Dams

How can the 21 st Century help people in Las Vegas?

i-phone apps

There’s an app for that... Your challenge is to create an i-phone app that advises people how to save water: My thoughts: – An app that totals how much water you use – An app which is can detect leaky pipes and taps – Could be a game type app You should draw a relevant ‘thumbnail’ for it and write a description of how it might work Do in rough first and complete on the worksheet maniac

i-phone apps In this box write the name of your app Draw the design of your ‘thumbnail’ in this box In this box write a description of your app – what does it do? How might it help people?

Las Vegas: An impossible place/real place? Link:

Task Create a short radio advert (30 seconds) or TV advert (30 seconds) that tells people how to save water. You can focus on one way to save water or a range of different ways You have 15 minutes