GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STRAZHITSA ANGEL KARALIICHEV

Water -we cannot survive without it. We all use water. That is why each one of us must take responsibility for it.

We carried out a survey among 50 students from 5 th to 12 th grade chosen at random. The aim of it was to find out the level of students’ awareness about water importance in its various aspects as well as the ways we should use to in order to achieve a better understanding of its significance today and in the future

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Q1 What is the relation of water with life? 84% - part of the living Organisms; 16% - habitat; Only a small number of students think that water is important as habitat not only as a consisting part of the living organisms.

Q2 Do you know who controls water quality? 73% Yes; 14% No ; 13% I am not sure; 27% in total showed lack of knowledge about water control- is it necessary or not.

Q3 Do you know if there is a good control on drinking water? 44% Yes; 52% No; 4% I don’t care; The majority of the students don’t know whether the quality control on drinking water is good; they don’t know what the quality of the tap water is.

HouseholdО%0%2%8%13%77% Hygiene0% 2 %98 % Industry2 % 21 %27 %46 % Agriculture0 % 2%4 %10 %84 % Producing energy2 %8% 10 %17 %55 % Q4 Water is important: 0- not important, а 5 – very important

Q5 How can drinking water be polluted?  Throwing away waste near and in water sources;  Industrial activity, mainly the work of the chemical factories;  Oil floods;  Human activity as a whole;

Q6 What do you know about water?  An important part of our lives;  Important for life;  2/3 of the Earth’s surface;  2/3 Earth’s water is good for drinking;  It is important for the organisms;  Important for producing energy;  Important for agriculture;  Has different states: hard, liquid and gaseous;

Children in the Primary level do not learn about the Water Cycle or water as a whole; Students do not know how they can protect and conserve water;

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS  One possible solution is assigning individual or group projects related with water issues.  Students can be motivated to work oon international projects related with water.  Celebrating all days and events related with water.  Seeing documentaries related with water.