TAPPED OUT THE WORLD WATER CRISIS - A classroom resource with

Overall expectations By the end of this activity, the students will be able to: • carry out research and analysis on one of the factors contributing to the world water crisis • make a graphic and oral presentation on one of the factors contributing to the world water crisis • understand the complexity of factors giving rise to the world water crisis • discern connections between various factors gi. [...] At the end of the first week of water consumption, have students tally the total amount of water used and compare their household use to others within the class (be sure to divide the total amount of water used by the number of people within the household to have numbers that can be easily compared). [...] Distribute BLM 1-2: The world water crisis—Canada and selected countries Introduce the concept of a world water crisis and have a class reading of the above hand-out to familiarize students with some of the problems faced by countries lacking access to clean water and sanitation. [...] Not only is there the same amount of water on the planet as there was at its creation; it is almost all the same water.” pped a OT u The World Water Crisis 9 t: “The world’s water crisis is having a devastating impact on quality of life for billions of the world’s citizens caught between the twin realities of water scarcity and water pollution... [...] The will be, and the more inviting our wastewater from homes and businesses is waterways will be to the many plants and already polluted, so the easiest animals that rely on our lakes, rivers and improvements to the quality of the water streams for homes and food.