Reducing Water Usage in Schools
Articles/Websites
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences
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What it is
- This article describes ways for conserving water in schools.
- Students will learn about upgrades that can help schools reduce water use, and that the best way to conserve water is to increase students' and staff's awareness of the importance of conserving water.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The article includes links to other resources for extension.
- This article can help foster in students an awareness of how easy it can be to conserve water at school.
Prerequisites
- This article builds on students' awareness of water scarcity and conservation.
Differentiation & Implementation
- After reading, students can perform an individual water audit, then compile their data as a class. Then, students can look at trends to discover ways to reduce class-wide water usage.
- To make ELA connections, students can research a water-saving measure, like dual flush toilets or a rainwater collection system, and write an informative piece to share with district officials.
- This article can be used to make connections to Sustainable Development Goal 6, Clean Water and Sanitation.
- To help students understand the climate change connection, teachers can explain how a warming climate impacts access to freshwater. This podcast episode can be used to demonstrate the connection between climate change, the water cycle, and water scarcity.
From the scientist review
This resource discusses how schools can reduce their water usage, along with the benefits and importance of doing so. This is an example of how sustainable actions can be taken at a community level, and gives students ideas about what their community can do. The information presented is accurate, and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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