Access to Clean Water: Transport of Water Africa and Southeast
Asia STEAM PROJECT
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Project Challenge: The Museum of Natural Sciences is updating
their collection to include more interactive and engaging exhibits
and they have approached your team to construct a new exhibit about
soil and water conservation and the history of transportation of
clean water in Africa and Southeast Asia. Your team will create
mini exhibits to show your vast and expansive knowledge of these
topics to the public.
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Driving Questions How do aqueducts assist in the transport of
water? How have aqueducts changed from ancient times to the
present? Why is access to clean water through the transport of
water so important and necessary?
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Fast Facts 40 percent of people in Africa lack access to clean
water 53 percent of people in Asia lack access to clean water In
many cities, 15-40 percent of water is lost to leaking pipes Nearly
a billion people are lacking safe drinking water around the world
2.7 billion are lacking adequate sanitation 800 people die every
single day from waterborne diseases
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Water Transportation Water Transportation is the intentional
movement of water over long distances. There are three main types:
aqueducts, container shipment, and towing. We are going to focus on
the transport of water through aqueduct systems in Africa and
Southeast Asia.
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Aqueducts An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to convey
water. In modern engineering, aqueducts are any system of pipes,
ditches, canals, tunnels and other structures for the purpose of
transporting water. In ancient times and today, aqueducts were used
for irrigation and to supply drinking water.
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Canal
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Aqueduct
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Ancient vs. Modern Aqueducts
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Ancient Aqueducts-Roman Empire Aqueducts are very well-known
throughout the studies of Ancient Rome. Roman Aqueducts were built
in all parts of the ROMAN EMPIRE from Germany to Africa. These
aqueducts were used for public baths, drinking water, and
irrigation. These aqueducts set the standard for the engineering of
aqueducts throughout the ancient world and the modern era. Bridges
built in stone with multiple arches were common features of Roman
aqueducts.
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Ancient Aqueducts-India The Indian subcontinent is believed to
have some of the earliest aqueducts. The massive aqueducts were
supplying irrigation water. These also supplied royal bath tubs
with water.
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Ancient Aqueducts-Persia Persia had a system of underground
aqueducts. These were well-constructed and connected by gently
sloping tunnels. They relied on gravity, so they had the
destination lower than the source.
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Ancient Aqueducts-Jordan Throughout Petra, Jordan, engineers
took advantage of every natural spring and winter downpour to
channel water where it was needed.
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Examples of Major Water Transportation Projects Grand Canal of
China- finished in 7 th century AD California Aqueduct near
Sacramento, California Great Manmade River- a vast underground
network of pipes in the Sahara Desert
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So.. Why Africa and Southeast Asia? We are researching and
designing aqueducts for Africa and Southeast Asia because these are
two regions of the world that need access to clean water through
the transport of water VERY desperately.
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Todays Guidelines Today you will be doing research about
aqueducts. You will type your research directly onto your research
sheet from my website. You will then be able to e-mail all of your
research to the two people in charge of the Transport of Water
Exhibit, so they can use it for the construction of their
project.