Water - A Precious Resource

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STEM lesson
Part I: Water - A Precious Resource
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions related to the Learnz.org article: http://www.learnz.org.nz/water172/bg-standard-f/water-as-a-precious-resource (Note: Refer back to the website if you are having difficulty).
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote, "Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink" in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1834). What is Coleridge trying to illustrate to the reader?

2

How does water, particularly rain water, become salty?

1

What percentage of the Earth's water is saltwater?

2

What percentage of the Earth's water is drinkable? Additionally, what percentage of that water is available to us?

3

Why is only such a small percentage of drinkable water available to us?

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Draw a pie chart that best illustrates the ratios/percentages of saltwater and freshwater.

2

How do we protect what limited freshwater we have?