On March 22nd people around the world celebrate the WATER DAY. In this page the partner schools will upload pictures and materials. In addition, they will arrange a live event where the kids will sing a song, watch a video about the water wastage, think over it and draw pictures in mixed teams (each team will draw a picture according to the common topic).
let's celebrate the WATER DAY.doc
PLAN
Step 1 let's sing "It's always wet!" 5 minutes
02 Its Always Wet!.mp3
Water lyrics.doc
Step 2 let’s watch “Water doesn't come from a tap” and "Water walk"
Let’s underline the idea of the wastage of resources. Why do we waste? How do we waste water?
Let’s watch a video about the wastage (about 30 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=h8Ek3v1RBEU&NR=1
let’s make the understanding easier by translating this final sentence “Perhaps it might be nice to think about others before you use up all the water!” “Use only the water you need!”
Step 3 let's make kids think about their daily CONSUMPTION.
Poster DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION
| ACTION | SCIENTIFIC REAL DATA |
| 1. to drink during the day | 3 lt-12 glasses |
| 2. to clean teeth once | 15 lt for every 3 minutes washing; if you close the tap also 1 or 2 lt 15 bottles |
| 3. to flush the toilet once | 10/15 lt every time - 15 bottles |
| 4.to have a shower | 60/70 lt, if you close the tap while you are soaping yourself you can spare 30 – 70 bottles |
| 5. to wash one’s face once | 10 lt; with the closed tap while you’re soaping yourself 2 lt – 10 bottles |
| 6. to cook in a day | 3/5 lt – 5 bottles |
| 7. to do the dishes in a day | 10 lt by hand – 10 bottles/ if we use the dishwasher 50 lt – 50 bottles |
| 8. to do the washing once | By hand: 30 lt – 30 bottles/ 50 lit with the washing machine– 50 bottles |
| 9. to wash one’s hands | 3 lt – 3 bottles |
| 10. to wash the bike, the motorbike or the car | 120/140 lt if you use the hose –140 bottles ; if you use 2-3 30/40 lt buckets |
Step 4: let’s try to carry 3 lt
In class or outside:
they take the water can by running back and forth or one by one around the class
10 minutes
Step 5: Children are asked to make suggestions and undertake to reduce the useless daily wastages.
15 minutes
Step 6: the kids’ suggestions are written on the poster titled “it’s so easy as to drink a glass of water”. The poster will be hung in the class. Each student will draw a piece of jigsaw. Download the jigsaw here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17lQIh8t8erbwdoJb4nc_Gs15LNNeoV8D/view?usp=sharing
Let’s collect the posters and share them in the TwinBoard.
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