Section 2 - Examples of Materials

Part 1.
Using a collage to generate a discussion about water

Preparation

For this activity you will need to prepare ahead of time by making a collage of pictures of water and some of the ways we use water. You can do this by cutting up two copies of the glossy blue Water Watch pamphlet for the general public - They can't buy the air we breathe ... so they want to buy the water we drink. You may add more pictures from magazines if you wish. Be sure there are no words on the collage.

Activities

Use the collage to generate a discussion about water. This discussion will draw out participants' knowledge and experience and develop key vocabulary and concepts as a foundation for later reading activities using Water Watch print material. The discussion deals with:

• uses of water
• sources of water
• water as a natural resource
• the water distribution system

Uses of water

Ask, "What are some of the many ways we use water?" List participants' ideas on a flipchart.

Water is used, for example, for:

• drinking
• washing
• watering plants and growing food - irrigation for agriculture
• transportation
• generating electricity - hydroelectric power (2/3 of our power in Canada)
• manufacturing industries
• recreation
• habitat - place to live - for a wide variety of plant and animal life

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