Mrs. Bradley's Grade 2
We used Rochelle Strauss' book, One Well: The Story of Water on Earth to learn about water distribution around the world. We simulated some of the situations in the book so student could see how fortunate we are to have an unlimited clean water supply. Although it seems like there is a lot of water on earth, we discovered that very little of it is available to use as drinking water. We learned that 1 billion people on earth have to walk 15 minutes to a clean source of drinking water. That's like walking for water for our entire recess! Students carried a 10kg jug of water around the classroom to get an idea of what some people have to do to get water. We got wet, we got tired and we made a mess. Overall, it was unpleasant and gave us all a good idea of how difficult it would be to do that every day. To represent water distribution around the world, we used cups to show how every country has access to different amounts of water. Students were shocked and felt it was unfair that not everyone had equal access to water like we do. Their feelings were a great lead into learning about the importance of Water Conservation.
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7/29/2023 03:05:46 am
When it comes to well water, there is a higher possibility that it will become polluted with things like calcium, magnesium, and other dangerous minerals because it is pushed through your own, metal well. These toxins may get into all of the water you use on a regular basis throughout your house if there is no filtering system in place. Well water is infamously known for being "hard water," which causes problems with scale accumulation. These problems may lead to dry skin, ruined dishes, ruined plumbing and appliances, and other problems. Scale accumulation is hard to remove and much more challenging to clean.
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AuthorMrs. Bradley's class is made up of 24 students from Dr. Roberta Bondar School. Archives
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