Water Heroes Program: Activity Sheet #1
Water Heroes Program: Activity Sheet #1 A. Survey: How Much Water Do You Use Student Name:________________________________________Date:__________________ Directions: This is a survey to find how much water you use in your home/school each day. Column A lists a few common activities that you may do everyday that use clean water. In Column B, you will need to fill in for each row how many times per day you perform that activity either at home or at school. Column C lists estimates of how much water is used when performing that activity. In Column D, you will need to calculate the total amount of water used when performing that activity by multiplying your values from Column B with Column C. An Example is shown below for you. …
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Water Heroes Program: Activity Sheet #1 A. Survey: How Much Water Do You Use Student Name:________________________________________Date:__________________ Directions: This is a survey to find how much water you use in your home/school each day. Column A lists a few common activities that you may do everyday that use clean water. In Column B, you will need to fill in for each row how many times per day you perform that activity either at home or at school. Column C lists estimates of how much water is used when performing that activity. In Column D, you will need to calculate the total amount of water used when performing that activity by multiplying your values from Column B with Column C. An Example is shown below for you. Activity (A) Times Per Day (B) Water Used Per Activity (C) Total Water Used (D) Washing Dishes with Running Water 3 30 gallons 90 gallons (= 3 x 30) Activity (A) Times Per Day (B) Water Used Per Activity (C) Total Water Used (D) Toilet Flushing 5 gallons Short Shower (5-10 minutes) 25 gallons Long Shower (> 10 minutes) 35 gallons Brushing Teeth 2 gallons Washing Hands 2 gallons Grand Total (Add all of your values from Column D) 0 - 30 gallons 31 - 60 gallons 61 - 90 gallons 91 + gallons Low Water Usage Moderate Water Usage Average Water Usage High Water Usage B. Water Quality Test: Directions: In Column A, write down the color of your pH test for your water sample. Place an “X” in either Column B, C, or D if your water sample’s pH was either Acidic (B), Neutral (C), or Basic (D). Recorded pH (A) Acidic (B) Neutral (C) Basic (D) C. Memory Check Directions: Answer the following questions by shading in the circle that best answers each question. Please be sure to answer all questions. 1. Water is not a natural resource. (A) True (B) False 2. How much water covers the Earth? (A) 10% (B) 25% (C) 50% (D) 71% 3. pH is a measure of how basic or acidic a substance or liquid is. (A) True (B) False 4. A pH of 7 is considered: (A) Acidic (B) Basic (C) Neutral (D) None of the above