SUBJECTS: Math, Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: Personal Consumption, Water Use

Resource Overview

Students observe a brief demonstration on the distribution of the world’s water and then calculate how much water they use on a daily basis, both directly and indirectly.


Demonstration of water availability for middle and high students shows the limited amount of freshwater on Earth

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