Why Is Water Important?
How do you use water, every day or for fun? With your classmates, create a book about why water is important to each of you.
1. Talk with classmates about all the ways people use water every day. On large chart paper, use Crayola® Markers to list ways that water is used where you live, including at home and school, manufacturing, electricity generation, and irrigation.
2. On construction paper, illustrate one way that water is important to you. Write a sentence describing your picture or label your drawing.
3. Compile all of the pages to create a class book titled Why Is Water Important? Read the book to each other and younger children in your school. Share your ideas for conserving water.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
- Water is all around us. Complete an experiment showing the water cycle. Record your findings with drawings and charts.
- Illustrate the water cycle on a large mural using Color Wave Markers.
- In your community, where does the water come from? Trace it back from your faucets to its source. How does water get into the lake, well, or other reservoir?
- Students with special needs could label their picture or dictate their ideas to someone who can write their words.
- Assessment: Check that both the illustration and sentence describe real-life uses of water. Look for original ideas, details in the illustrations, and matches between the descriptions and drawings.
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