Grade 8 Science

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The World Water Crisis Photo Essay - Time Magazine

http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1724375_1552659,00.html

Essay on the Global Water Crisis can be found here. Facts about the water crisis from water.org can be found here. Media and news coverage about the crisis can be found here. Lesson Plans can be found here. More information can be found at The Water Project.org.

Discussion Questions: May 12th

1. What would you do if you had to live with no running water?
2. What are all the things that you do in a day that require water? How much water do you need to use for a day?
3. If you had no running water at your house where would you go to get water? Where would you take a shower?
4. Does anyone own water?
5. Is access to water a human right? What about access to a toilet?
6. Whose responsibility is it to provide people with resources like water?

Assignment: Address these main points in either a traditional essay or a photo essay.

1. What water scarcity is.
2. Why water is important.
3. What Can be done to help.


The Water Cycle:



The Benefits of Drinking Water - here.

The Global Water Crisis:



The World Water Crisis:



A World Without Water Video



UN Water Video



National Geographic Videos

Why Care About Water?


Our Thirsty World


Water: A Special Issue


The Burden of Thirst


World Water Day: An Animated Short



Water Changes Everything



NASA | Earth Science Week: Water, Water Everywhere!

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