Water issues
In this activity, students investigate the issues surrounding water in their local area and relate this knowledge to water issues in other countries.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
carry out research using the internet
understand some regional and global issues of water supply and demand
understand how technology is being used to tackle water supply problems.
Drinking water
In New Zealand, we take for granted our access to high-quality drinking water, but a lot of research and effort goes into making sure that the water we drink is not going to makes us ill.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
student handouts.
Related activity
Global water perspectives uses colourful infographics to compare water challenges, water use, abundance and supply in Aotearoa New Zealand, Kenya, India and China. Great cross-curricular learning.
The activity Water issues and effects explores common water quality issues and encourages students to consider alternative ways of dealing with the issues rather than keeping the status quo.
