1. A sensory journey for understanding water vulnerability

2. © Dave Clark, 2005

3. We need water to live. Sensory experience – Touch
Water vulnerability
We need water to live. Sensory experience – Touch
Explore water: have it poured on your hands, or plunge your hands into it. 1

4. © Eva-Lotta Jansson, 2007

5. Drink water, or pour water over a plant using a watering can.
Water vulnerability
We drink water, and so do the plants we grow and eat. Sensory experience – Taste
Drink water, or pour water over a plant using a watering can. 2

6. © Annie Bungeroth, 2002

7. Smell a fragrant washing-up liquid or bubble bath.
Water vulnerability
We use water to wash and to keep everything clean. Sensory experience – Smell
Smell a fragrant washing-up liquid or bubble bath.
Practitioners be aware of students who may have sensitivities to particular aromas. 3

8. © Jim Holmes, 2005

9. Water vulnerability 4 Sensory experience - Taste
Lots and lots of people have no safe water to drink. Even more people have no water to help them stay clean. This causes problems.
Sensory experience - Taste
Have the cup you usually drink from raised to your lips empty. 4

10. © Caroline Gluck, 2010

11. Water vulnerability
Having no clean water for washing can lead to diseases, which can cause people to die. Sensory experience – Sight
Be covered by a black cloth, blocking out the light and representing death. 5

12. © Jane Beesley, 2003

13. Drinking dirty water can lead to diseases, which can cause
Water vulnerability
Drinking dirty water can lead to diseases, which can cause
people to die. Sensory experience – Sight
Watch a glass of clean water be contaminated with dye and mud particles. 6

14. © Jane Beesley, 2008

15. Having no water to grow plants can lead to hunger, which can
Water vulnerability
Having no water to grow plants can lead to hunger, which can
cause people to die.
Sensory experience – Smell
Smell plants or food, and have the smell withdrawn. 7

16. © Jane Beesley, 2009

17. Water vulnerability
Many things cause problems with water – such as ‘conflict’, which is fighting between people. Sensory experience – Sound
Bang on the table and rip paper to simulate gun shots and ‘breaking’ noises. 8

18. © Jane Beesley, 2007

19. Some people are trying to help people who have water problems.
Water vulnerability
Some people are trying to help people who have water problems.
You can help too!
Sensory experience – Sound
Hear hammering, or the bashing together of rocks, to represent building work. 9

20. © Harriet Binet, 2006

21. Water vulnerability
Some people are also talking to other people to try and fix water problems.
Sensory experience – Touch
Shake hands to symbolise friendship and agreement. 10

22. © Toby Adamson, 2005

23. © Karen Robinson, 2004