Water - the source of life

Water - the source of life (Globaltheme)

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life on earth without water. 60 percent of human body weight is made up of water.Our bodies use water in all cells, organs, and tissues to regulate body temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Water travels throughout our bodies, carrying nutrients, oxygen, and waste to and from ourcells and organs. Water softens your joints and protects your tissues and organsfrom shock and damage. Water is the source of life for many animal species.

Guiding Objectives in addressing the task will be to make children and young people aware of the importance of water, to understand the role of water in sustaining life processes in the body; to develop attitudes to use water wisely and reduce water waste; to acquire skills to calculate how much water is used in daily life and to acquire knowledge about ensuring water supply in the place where they live to learn about global water issues.

The task is suitable for students aged 13-14 years - 7th grade in the Bulgarian educational system.

The questions to be answered by solving the problem are :

1. Why is water important to my life?
2. What do we use water for?
3. What does our household use water for?
4. How much water does a family use in a month?
5. How much does 1 cubic meter of water cost in our settlement?
6. How can we reduce water consumption in our household?
7. How can we reduce water consumption in our school?
8. Which are the structures responsible for keeping the water clean- contact details?
9. Where in our population place is paid for the water used?

The possible forms of making a connection between objects in solving the first problem are diverse and caninclude various methods, such as:

• developing a project on "What we can do to reduce the amount of water we use in our homes and schools";
• the elaboration of a project on the topic "Study of the Zadar Sea Organ" - location, history, construction, music, importance for tourism;
• Water Festival;
• papers on various topics, etc.

All of the above forms can bemade meaningful through the use of various methods such as debates, role plays, brainstorming, simulations and various experiments.

It is expected that after solving the first task, the children will learn in detail about the different energy sources; acquire skills for safe handling of electricity and develop attitudes towards saving electricity and heat.

In developing the different forms of making connections between subjects, children will learn different skills in the subjects studied at school, namely:

Math - Percentages. Data Processing Statistics.  

InformationTechnologies - Presentation of a home budget-mix. Tabular data processing, data sorting. Video clip containing graphic and sound information.

Fine Art - Water in AI Creation. Watercolors. Famous aquarists. Painting techniques related to water - Batik, Watercolor...

Music - Water and Music. Making sound - the sea organ in Zadar, Croatia.

Sciences - Biology - Water in the human body- transferring the creatures;

-utilization of nutrients;

-regulating body temperature;

-excretion of toxins.

Physics and Astronomy - Electricity, renewables, renewable energy, water needs, manufacturing;

Chemistry - Water as a chemical compound, chemical properties  

Geography - Climate and water. Water basins. Economy - water supply, irrigation, conservation. Sources of drinking water. Water pollutants. Water conservation.

History and civilizations- Wateras a link between people- rivers, seas, oceans. Emergence of settlements. Great navigators. Famous reservoirs. Principles of water harvesting in ancient and medieval times.  

Literature - Water in poetry. Water in folklore (One Bulgarian river Bai Ganyo, Stroina se Kalina вие). "A Tale of Water".

Native Language - Texts in Communication, Discussion. Annotation. Creating a media text Answer to a moral question.

Foreign Language - Helpingat home , Adventure activities , Attitudes , Environment, Water sports.

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