Unit 8: Our Water Footprints
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Reading water meters activity guide and worksheet #stimated duration: +,(%, inutes %im • •
To understand the water etering process To calculate average dail& water consuption rates at hoe or school
Outcome -& the end of this class. students will "e a"le to: use practical and nuerical skills in reading water eters use nuerical skills in calculating average dail& consuption rates ake inferences. draw conclusions and ake recoendations "ased on the dail& averages • •
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/tudent Worksheet: 0eading Water eters ! water eter students can look at. if possi"le
%ctivity Description This activit& will "e "est if &ou can show students a water eter$ Tr& to 2nd where the water eters are at the school or college and take the to it$ 1$ !sk students what the units of easureent are for volue. for e3aple when the& are "u&ing drinks$ 4t is also interesting to show the how 1 litre is e5uivalent to 1 cu"ic decietre that is a cu"e of 1,c 3 1,c 3 1,c7$ #$ !sk the if the& know what the pre23 kilo9 stands for. as in kiloetre$ +$ *and out the worksheet$ There are a nu"er of e3aples of water eter readings on it$ !sk students to read the 2gures and convert the into kilolitres k7 and litres 7$ ;$ /tudents a& need help with the interpretive 5uestions$ The water consuption is higher than the recoended aount$ 4t a& "e higher on /aturda& for various reasons$ 4t a& "e household Page # of 6
washing da&. people a& pla& sport all da& and need additional showers "efore going out or it a& "e the onl& da& that it is possi"le to water the garden$ /tudents are then asked to ake recoendations to reduce consuption$ For e3aple. is it reall& necessar& to have two showers< Could the& "e shorter< 4s the washing achine water setting appropriate for the si=e of the load< Could ore use "e ade of gre& water to water the garden< %$ *ave students 2nd a water eter the& can check regularl& over a period of at least a couple of da&s$ >et students to record the 2gures. and then answer the 5uestions in the worksheet a"out this$
"tudent Roles and Responsibilities Participate in agreed tasks Contri"ute to class discussions Coplete activities and worksheets Work cooperativel& with others Participate in surve& and collect data 4dentif& other sources of inforation /eek teacher assistance and support when needed
&evel o! Teacher "upport Facilitate discussion Organise aterials and e5uipent Provide encourageent 4ntroduce tasks and activities Provide assistance when re5uested Teach or reinforce statistical or graphical skills and understanding Provide e3aples of ind aps to assist "rainstoring !dvise on how to identif& sources of inforation 0eind students a"out tielines and coitents
%ssessment To use these learning activities as assessent tasks. collect evidence such as: Teacher checklist and o"servation /tudent research notes and report Copies of student aterials and worksheets /tudent notes Teacher checklist for class discussions
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Unit 8: Our Water Footprints
Reading water meters worksheet #very house has a water meter that records the water being consumed in litres ;&=$ The school or educational institution you are in has one too$ They are usually !ound somewhere in the !ront garden$ #ach three months someone !rom the local water company reads your meter to 3nd out how many litres you have used and then issues you with a bill$ They also issue you with standard changes !or other services like the sewage$ To read your water meter* start !rom le!t to right$ For e'ample* the 3gures in the diagram to the le!t and the e'ample below read ()*+,(&$ The 3gures in black are the number o! kilolitres ;k&=$ ,---& 5 , k&$ The three numbers in red are the number #'ample$ This meter reads ()*+,(& or ()$+,( k&$
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2ou can check your daily use by comparing the 3gures at the same time each day$ For e'ample* i! you reading was .,*1)+& on "aturday ,-am and .(*./+& on "unday ,-am you could calculate the daily use .(*./+ 4 .,*1)+ 5 0(-&$ 6ow many 0& buckets is that7 2ou can estimate the appro'imate consumption per person by dividing the total volume consumed by the number o! people in the house$ ! there are !our people living in the house* 0(-9+ 5 ()-& per person$ % 3gure o! ()-& per day is well above the government target o! ,//& per day$ $ What reasons can you think o! to e'plain the high consumption on that day7 ;
Unit 8: Our Water Footprints Reading water meters worksheet* p$(
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$ What i! it was a ( person household7 What recommendations could you give them to help them get on track7
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