Lesson Objective: To understand the importance of learning about water

What has happened here?

Baby born in a tree – what was going on?

What is he doing?

Why did this journalist kill himself?

What’s going to happen to this town?

Hydrology and flooding 6-7 weeksBy the end of this unit you will know and understand:

Where all the water is 1Why the study of water is critical to human societies – conflict in the Middle East - 4

How the hydrological system works 1How the drainage basin system works 1 The natural and human influences on the hydrological system, particularly infiltration and hydrographs 1 (field trip)How to measure and predict the river flow 2 (field trip)

The causes and effects of river flooding and flood management issues 2A recent flood event such as Pakistan 2010 2How to set out and write a geographical investigation 2The causes, effects and solutions to drought 2

Your turn: What do you and your family/helpers use water for (directly) each week?

Washing myself, clothes etcCookingDrinkingSwimming poolGarden plantsCleaning car

What do you use water for indirectly?

How many litres do you use (directly or indirectly) in a day?

UK: 150 litresFrance: 280 litresSpain: 325 litresUSA: 575 litresMozambique:5 litres

Indirect water use: Virtual water use

1 apple:70 litres1 icecream:1500 litres1 glass of orange juice:1700 litres1 pair of jeans:11,ooo litres1 kilo of beef:24,000 litres1 car: 400,000 litres

A world without waterWatch the clip and complete the tasks

10 minutes

World water hotspots

So, where is all the water?

World map with oceans and rivers: atlas work!

Page 18-19

Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific OceanSouthern Ocean Arctic Ocean

Mississippi Amazon Nile Ganges Huang he Colorado Congo

S China Sea Philippine Sea Mediterranean Bay of Bengal Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico

So,is all water available to us?

Salt Water: ?

Fresh Water: ?

Water scarcity - youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgYTcPzexE&feature=related

And is all the fresh water available?Where is it? Where is it stored?

Can you get ten stores?1. 2.3. …

Some answersLakesSnowRiversUnderground waterWater in soilPermafrostGlaciersMoisture in the airMarshes and wetlandsIce sheets

Of the fresh water:

 69.5%: Unavailable (glaciers, snow, ice and

permafrost)

30.5%: Available (rivers, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, air humidity, plants and animals, marshes and wetlands)

So, is all water available to us?

Yes? No? Maybe? Some?

Draw a divided bar graph to show this.Sensible sizeKey or axes labelledFull title: “Divided bar graph to show…”

Salt water – 97.5% Fresh – 2.5%

69.5%: Unavailable (glaciers, snow, ice and permafrost)

30.5%: Available (rivers, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, air humidity, plants and animals, marshes and wetlands)

Annotate your graph to justify your answer

Remember thinking time…

5 important uses of water 4 reasons why some people do not have a safe supply of fresh

water 3 consequences of not having a safe supply of water

2 ways of improving water supply in LEDCS (poor countries) 1 continent which has the highest percentage of households

with no access to fresh water

 

5 4 3 2 1

Wants and needs/ divide them up and debate

MP3 player Clean water Education Trainers Mobile phone A bicycle Privacy and time alone Protection from dangerous drugs Personal TV Medical care Freedom to express your own opinion Latest pair of trainers Fast food Protection from discrimination Think and believe what you want Meet together and join clubs and associations Digital camera Computer console Nutritious food Money to spend Skate parks and recreation areas Protection from abuse and neglect Treated equally An overseas holiday

Wants Needs

Quiz. /201. % of fresh water in world: 2. List 5 natural sources of fresh water:3. Next to each say accessible or not

easily accessible4. Clean water – a right or a want?5. Name 4 oceans.6. Name the 3 of the

longest/largest/greatest…rivers.7. Plus 1 for neatness!