Earthday


 * Saving **** Waterville **

= Introduction = = HELP! The water supply in Waterville has drastically decreased! If the residents of Waterville do not change their water use practices, they will run out of water! You have been chosen to be a water use detective. You will examine three residents of Waterville and determine if their water use practices are wise or wasteful. If you find any wasteful water practices, you will need to convince the wasteful residents to change their ways and keep Waterville on the map! =

=** Tina Teenager ** - Tina washes her hair twice a day and takes at least 20-minute showers. She does laundry everyday, even if there is not enough dirty laundry for a full load, because she always wants to wear her favorite jeans. She has sparkling white teeth and lets the water run while she brushes. When Tina removes her makeup, she throws the cotton balls in the toilet. = = = = ** Gary Greenthumb  ** - Gary waters his beautiful chemically fertilized lawn every day at noon, (rain or shine) for 30 minutes. He uses a garden hose. After his lawn is watered, he rinses his driveway with the hose to remove any grass clippings and dirt. Gary also has a very clean car. He washes his car with a sponge and soap, while the water from the hose runs. Then he rinses the car, rinsing the soapy water into the stream at the edge of his property. Gary removed some bushes he thought were ugly from the edge of his yard. When it rains a pool of muddy water collects in the street near where the bushes used to be. = = = =** Clara Cleanliness ** - Clara has the cleanest kitchen around! There’s never a dirty dish in her sink, she washes them as soon as they are dirty by letting the water run as she washes. She runs her dishwasher every day, even if it’s not quite full. She makes sure her dishes are rinsed clean before she puts them in the dishwasher. She is very proud of the cold tap water that comes from her kitchen faucet, after she lets it run a few minutes. Clara follows a routine every afternoon. She washes all her vegetables for dinner in the sink, she dumps the water down the drain, then she gets fresh water to water her plants. = = =

= Task = =1. Read about each resident of waterville= =2. For each resident, write a short paragraph assessing their water use practices. Offer suggestions to help them to change their water use practices.= =3. Finally, list 5 ways __you__ can save water. Please relate this directly to your daily life.=

=(__please type all responses__)= = Grading =
 * || ** Beginning **
 * 1 ** || ** Developing **
 * 2 ** || ** Accomplished **
 * 3 ** || ** Exemplary **
 * 4 ** || ** Score ** ||

Research and Identification of water use practices. || Identify only 1 or 2 water use practices after reading the description of each citizen and examining the web sites provided. Very little information about citizen’s water use practices. || Identify at least 3 water use practices by reading the description of each citizen and examining the web sites provided. Only some information about citizen’s water use practices was clearly explained. || Identify at least 4 water use practices by carefully reading the description of each citizen and examining the web sites provided. Information about citizen’s water use practices was clearly explained. || Identify at least 5 water use practices by carefully reading the description of each citizen and examining the web sites provided. Information about citizen’s water use practices was clearly explained. || || Paragraphs || Has many spelling and grammar mistakes. Difficult to read. || Has many spelling and grammar mistakes. || Some spelling and grammar mistakes. || Few or no spelling and grammar mistakes. || ||
 * Strategies to save water || Less than 5 strategies are listed and/or they are vague and not able to be accomplished by students. || Some strategies are directly related to student's life. || Most strategies are directly related to student's daily life. || 5 strategies that relate directly to student's daily life. ||  ||

= Resources (you may search internet for additional resources) = = = = = = = []

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