Water/ No Water Lesson Review

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EVERYTHING NEEDS WATER!! Maybe you already realized that, but if not, you can click on individual items to learn about their connections to water.

One thing we don't always consider is that if everything needs water, what does that water look like when we are done making, cleaning, or using these items in our everyday lives?? Is the water still clean? Has it been polluted? What other substances enter the water through these processes? Where does the water go next in the water cycle? How does it get cleaned again? Could it be harmful to any living things?

All good questions to reflect on and discuss as we think more deeply about water quantity (how much water is used) and quality (how pure the water is)!

Pencil

Pencils need water because they come from trees. Trees need water to grow.

Duck

Ducks need water! Not only do they swim in it, they are living organisms that need water to live.

Car

Cars need water. This car is fancy and most people with fancier cars want to keep them extra clean. Washing a car is one way it needs water. Cars also need water to be manufactured including the interior rugs and seats as well as the metal, plastic, and rubber parts including tires. The fuel for most cars is gasoline. Gasoline is a fossil fuel which means that it used to to be plants and animals before time and pressure changed it to oil, and then it was refined becoming the fuel we are familiar with at the gas station.

Children

Children need water! Hopefully this one was easy. Children need to bathe, have clean clothes and homes, which all require lots of water. Children also need water to live; humans are animals (mammals) - we need water everyday. If you don't drink water, you probably drink milk or juice; fresh foods are mostly water as well.

Umbrella

Umbrellas need water to be made. The dye that makes the fabric different colors, the fabric itself, the metal and plastic parts all need water. The fabric is probably nylon and is made from oil. Oil is created from ancient plants and animals that transformed with time and pressure into the resource we use today. Nylon is water resistant and that makes it good for umbrellas.

Paper Towel

Paper towel needs water. Paper towel is a product that comes from trees and trees need water to grow. Water is also needed to manufacture and package them for sale.

Dog

Dogs need water. Dogs and other pets are animals that need water for survival. Many animals like dogs also need to to get regular baths to stay healthy.

Cell Phone

Cell phones need water. Cell phones are made with materials that once needed water and they require water during manufacturing. Please don't get cell phones wet, that is not good for them! Keeping them clean and germ free is important. Many cleaners are mostly water.

Tree

Trees need water to grow. They are living organisms that take water into their roots.

Computer

Computers need water. Please don't ever get a computer wet, but in order to make the computer and all of the parts that make it, water is needed. Plastics come from oil, fossil fuel that used to be plants and animals before time and pressure changed it into what we use today.

Paper clips

Paper clips need water when they are being manufactured. Some are just metal and others are coated with plastic to make them bright colors and reduce rusting.

Clothes

Clothes need water. Clothes need water to be washed, but also to dye them different colors. The fabrics that clothes are made of need water. For example, wool comes from animals (sheep) and cotton is a plant; these living things need water for survival.

Television

Televisions need water. Televisions need water to be manufactured. We use water to clean them with many of our cleaning products being primarily water. Keep in mind that televisions should not be too wet as it could damage the equipment. Water should not be near electricity either as it can cause electrical shock which is very dangerous.

Books

Books need water. Books need water because the main product is paper. Paper's raw material is a tree which is living and needs water for survival. In the process of making paper the fibers from the tree are also put in water. Perhaps you have had the opportunity to make paper from scrap paper or newspaper. In order to do that you need to shred or cut the paper, soak it in water, and blend it to separate the fibers; then you take that slurry and shape it and dry it into a new paper product.

Postage stamp

Postage stamps need water. Postage stamps are basically stickers; paper with a sticky coating on the back. Paper's raw material comes from trees; trees are living organisms that need water for survival.

Desk Lamp

Desk lamps need water. Lamps have many natural resources involved like plastic, glass, and metals - each of these items require water to manufacture.

Rocking Chair

The rocking chair needs water. The rocking chair is made of wood, and wood comes from trees. Trees are living things that need water to survive. We also use water in cleaning products that might be used on the chair as well.

Hammer

Hammers need water. The head of a hammer is typically made of steel. Water is essential in steel production for cooling and quenching the steel during the forging and heat treatment process. Water is also used to clean and remeove impurities from the steel. If the hammer has a wooden handle, water is used in the process of growing and processing the wood. Trees need water to grow, and water is used during the milling and shaping of thr wood. Water is also used in cleaning the metal and applying coatings or paint to protect the hammer from rust and wear.