2. Southwest Indians and Water Wyatt Hoefer

3. American Southwest A hot, dry desert Little rain even today

4. Conserving Water Indians needed to conserve water so that they could: ‣ Drink ‣ Cook ‣ Grow corn, squash, and other crops

5. Water for Farming Indians watered their crops by: ‣ Building canals for irrigation ‣ Using rocks as mulch to trap dew at night

6. Rock Mulch Garden

7. How I Use Water Drinking Taking a shower or bath Brushing my teeth Washing my hands Flushing the toilet Cooking

8. Why Do We Conserve Water? To make sure that we don’t run out To keep down the price that we pay the water company

9. How I Can Use Less Water Take shorter showers Turn off the faucet when brushing my teeth Flush the toilet only once Fix leaky faucets

10. How We’re Like the Indians All people need to conserve water: ‣ So we have water for the future ‣ So we can maintain the way we live