Song from my new book:TROUBLE ON EARTH DAY
Shelby Recycles
(tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Shelby squirrel saved and saved,
Saved and saved, saved and saved,
Shelby squirrel saved and saved,
She used her things again.
She helped a songbird build his nest,
Build his nest, build his nest,
She helped a songbird build his nest,
With stuff around her house.
If we all just recycle,
Recycle, recycle,
If we all just recycle,
We’ll help our Earth to last.
Water Conservation Awareness Activities
Objective: The students will recognize that there is a lot of water in the world, but that not very much of it can be used for our drinking water and other water supply needs.
Get a globe.
Paint 97 pieces of uncooked ziti blue, paint 1 piece red, and paint 2 pieces green.
1. Ask the students if they think there is more water or land on the globe. They will answer water. Explain that although it looks like a lot of water, not all of it can be used.
Most fresh water is frozen in polar ice caps, icebergs, and glaciers. In addition, salt water is too salty to use for most purposes, and the salt is very costly to remove.
2. We will spread the colored ziti out on a table. We will explain that there are 100 ziti pieces, which can be thought of as 100 drops of water.
3. We will explain that the 97 blue drops of water represent the salt water we find in oceans and seas that we cannot drink.
4. The two green drops of water represent the water that is stored as ice in glaciers and at the poles that we cannot use.
5. The lonely red drop of water represents the fresh water that is available for plants, animals, and people.
6. We will ask the students if they think there is a lot of water available for use, reminding them that the one red drop of water represents the amount of fresh water on
Earth.
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Incredibly interesting post on water resources here.
ReplyDeleteThe use of the macaroni is brilliant as a readily available teaching tool to demonstrate clearly the crucial water balance that can be easily upset by droughts as well as the intemperate use of this delicate resource.
Thank You.