Explain how Chicago s rainstorms made it difficult to keep its streets clean. Extended Activities Nineteenth century inventors showed great imagination in their design of showers. Draw a design of a shower or bath you would like to have available today. Plumbing industry magazines in the the1920s distributed pamphlets advocating a bath a day so there would be more demand for bathtubs. Draw a poster or pamphlet that could be part of any effort to encourage safer water use.
Every municipality faces the challenge of water treatment.
Investigate the water use issues that face your community and invite a member of the local water authority to visit your class to explain how problems are being solved. All rights reserved.