Internet Activities
Unit 4: Water, Water, Everywhere . . .
 
Part One

Search the Web to learn about water conservation.

Water, like other natural resources, is limited. How good are you at conserving it? Find out what you might already be doing to conserve water.

Go to one of the websites shown below to help improve your water conservation efforts.

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/chap3.html
http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy
http://www.americanwater.com/49ways.htm
http://www.nashville.gov/water/drinking2.htm


Part Two

Write an essay describing the water conservation techniques you learned about. Explain the pros and cons of each. Imagine what positive effect it might have on the environment if more people practiced these techniques. Be specific.


Click here to go to student handout for this exercise.