Water+Cycle

Hello girls & boys,

Here's one website on [|Water Cycle with explanations]

Here is a website on [|Water]. [|Processes in the Water Cycle] : Do read up on the 6 important processes in the water cycle under the Scientific Concepts.

Try to complete this [|Worksheet on Water Cycle] (You can discuss the worksheet with your peers before or as you are completing it.)

Try Out This Website! [|Earth Guide-Water Cycle]

**P.O.V'S (Points of View) Corner:**

Water is considered to be the ‘blue gold’ of today. Though in some areas, water is becoming more scarce and polluted, other communities use water as if there were no limit to its supply.

Through this activity, pupils will be able to:

- make use of ICT ( digital cameras) to document how water is used in their local communities ( like homes and school) and explore how those uses impact the local environment.

__ **Your Individual Task:** __

Take 3 photos of how water is used in your community (like homes and school). Try to have a variety. Print out the photos on a piece of A4 paper (preferably, coloured, if possible) and bring to class.

Deadline: 11 July 2011


 * __ Your Group Task: __**

Duration: 12 July till 19 July 2011

In your groups, you will have to discuss the following questions:

- How would the group classify the use of water in the photo? Name it (some may be more obvious than others) - Does individual student use water in that way? If so, how? If not, do they know of anybody who does use water in that way ( eg. the canteen vendor or a neighbour who washes his car)? - Does that water use have an overall positive or negative impact on the local environment? How does that water use impact global water supplies or water quality. - What is the environmental impact of the water use depicted in the photo? - What is the social impact of the water use? - What are the possible solutions/ways to lessen the impact(Environmentally, socially or both) of that water use?

// Note: Download the soft copy of the questions to answer the questions on that worksheet. Each group is to submit one copy after consolidating all the responses from the group members. // //﻿ //