GREEN SCHOOLS HOW TO SAVE WATER WHY IS

GREEN SCHOOLS HOW TO SAVE WATER

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SAVE WATER • MOST PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD DON’T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SAVE WATER AND AS YOU KNOW GREEN SCHOOLS IS TRYING TO PUT A STOP TO THE DROP. • AND YOU CAN HELP BY USING THESE USEFULL TIPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT A STOP TO THE DROP.

HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE WASTAGE OF WATER. • DO NOT OVER WATER PLANTS AND LAWNS. AVOID WATER RUNOFF INTO STREETS AND GUTTERS. • DON’T OVER DO YOUR SHOWER 5 -10 MINUTES AT THE MOST IS THE TIME WE SHOULD ALL BE TAKING TO WASH OURSELVES. • IF WASHING YOURSELF TRY TO TAKE A SHOWER MORE OFTEN THEN A BATH AS A BATH USES A LOT MORE WATER. • TURN OFF THE TAP WHILE BRUSHING TEETH THIS CAN SAVE UP TO 6 LITRES OF WATER PER MINUTE.

HOW MUCH DRINKABLE WATER IS LEFT IN OUR WORLD OCEANS STORE MOST OF EARTHS WATER. 97% OF THE EARTHS WATER IS SALTY AND 2% OF IT IS FROZEN THAT MEANS ONLY 1% OF THE EARTHS WATER IS DRINKABLE. OVER 90% OF THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER IS LOCATED IN ANTARCTICA. 80% OF THE EARTHS WATER IS SURFACE WATER THE OTHER 20% IS EITHER GROUND WATER OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR.

WHY DO WE SAVE WATER • DID YOU KNOW THAT LESS THAN 1% OF ALL THE WATER ON EARTH CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE THE REST IS SALT WATER WHICH CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE SEA OR OCEAN OR ELSE ITS FROZEN WHICH MEANS IT IS ALSO UNABLE TO BE DRANK OR USED TO WATER PLANTS. • AS OUR POPULATION GROWS, MORE AND MORE WATER IS BEING WASTED. THEREFORE, IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT THAT WE USE IT WISELY AND WITH CARE. • WE HAVE TO SAVE WATER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDS WATER MANY PLANTS AND ANIMALS NEED IT TO SO WE HAVE TO SAVE IT.

SAVING WATER IN SCHOOL • IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN ALL TRY TO USE A REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY BUYING MORE WATER. • IF YOU SEE A TAP LEAKING MAKE SURE TO TELL YOUR TEACHER OR IF THERE IS A LEAKING TAP AT HOME MAKE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN

HOW MUCH WATER DO WE USE WATER CHART. WATER USAGE MOST WATER IS WASTED BY FLUSHING THE TOILET, SHOWERING FOR TOO LONG, LEAKY TAPS AND WASHING MACHINES MAKE SURE TO FULLY LOAD YOUR DISHWASHER TO SAVE LITTLE WASHES IN BETWEEN

“ SO LETS ALL TRY PUT A STOP TO THE ” DROP!!! AND TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE WATER.