Students compare early 19th century bathing methods to 1990s methods. Even 1990s methods are not the same when it comes to water consumption. Students enter a model shower to see the difference when a simple technological water-saving device is employed. Medical Mystery One student is coached to act as a person who has gotten ill from polluted water. Others in the group ask questions to determine the symptoms and help to diagnose the illness.
Students discuss how illness can be caused by water pollution.
No Water Off a Duck's Back Students take the role of wildlife biologists observing feathers when they are wet, dry or soaked in oil and giving oral descriptions of their observations. Students are encouraged to think about ordinary actions, such as pouring used oil or other contaminants down road sewers or household drains and how these could cause pollution which endangers wildlife habitats and damages ecosystems. In many countries people must travel far distances to obtain clean water. Students participate in a relay race to simulate the act of carrying water over difficult terrain and long distances. Likewise, water travels long distances through pipes to get to our homes.