MICHIGAN FORESTS FOREVER TEACHERS GUIDE

WATER CONSERVATION

"Every Drop Counts", Project Learning Tree Pre K-8 Guide, Seventh Edition, page 122, Activity #38

Overview

It's easy to waste water and even easier to take water for granted.  Water pours out of our faucets as though it were endlessly available.  But the truth is that fresh water supplies are dwindling.  Fortunately it's just as easy to conserve water as it is to waste it.  Try this activity to help your class (and maybe the whole school) cut back on water waste.

Some say that water is the most valuable forest product!

Objectives

• Monitor daily actions and estimate the amount of water used in a day
• Describe how water is wasted and why it is important to conserve it
• Design and implement a water conservation plan
• Determine the amount of water and money saved through the plan

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