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Activities to switch on thinking skills!

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Copyright © Virginia Joseph/Macmillan Education Australia 2010Thinking Themes: Water Ages 8–10

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Water sources 4

Catching water 16

Using water 23

Waterwise 31

Safe and healthy water 40

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4 Thinking Themes: Water Ages 8–10 © Virginia Joseph/Macmillan Education Australia.ISBN 978 1 4202 7902 3

Name DateTask 1

Water is the special factor that

makes Earth inhabitable.

Label Earth’s ma jor oceans.

IntelligenceLogical-mathematical

Thinking skillRemembering

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1 _____________________________________________________________________________________

2 _____________________________________________________________________________________

3 _____________________________________________________________________________________

4 _____________________________________________________________________________________5 _____________________________________________________________________________________

Africa

Asia

NorthAmerica

Antarctica

Europe

Australia

SouthAmerica1

2

3

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Name Date Task 2

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Choose the correctword from the box

for each definition.

A long periodof below average

rainfall.

___________________________

The processwhere water changesfrom a liquid to a gas

(water vapour).

___________________________

Usedwater from baths,

showers, laundry orcleaning.

___________________________

Supplies of

water beneath theEarth’s surface, createdby water that has seeped

into the soil.

___________________________

Waterfalling as rain,hail or snow.

___________________________

Rainfallthat does not

soak into the soil.

___________________________

IntelligenceVerbal-linguistic

Thinking skillUnderstanding

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Read the explanation. Then, label the water cycle diagram below.

Water is constantly changing from water vapour into liquid water and back again in a

continuous cycle.

Water falls from the sky as rain, hail or snow. This is called precipitation.

Some rainwater soaks into the ground. This is called infiltration. Run-off is the water that

does not soak into the ground. Instead, it flows into creeks, rivers or oceans.

As the sun heats water, it is turned into water vapour. Because it is a gas, it can rise into theair. This is called evaporation. Plants also release water into the air in a process called

transpiration.

As the water vapour rises, it cools to form water droplets. This is called condensation.

The water droplets j oin together to form clouds. Eventually the clouds become so heavy withwater they fall as rain, hail or snow and the cycle begins again.

IntelligenceVisual-spatial


Task 3

Water sources

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A rain dance is a ceremonial dance

that is performed to summon the rain.

Work in a group to create yourown rain dance. Think of a wayto remember the movements you use.Record them in the box so you can repeat them.

Practise your rain dance and perform it for your class.

IntelligenceBodily-kinaesthetic

Thinking skillCreating

Task 4

Water sources

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IntelligenceMusical-rhythmic

Thinking skillApplying

Practise the sound poem.Use the rhythmic notation to guide you.

Try performing the poem in a groupin unison or as a round. Rememberto use dynamics to make yourperformance more interesting.You could also include actions.

Task 5

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Now try this . . . Write a water sound poem of your own.

Dynamics means the loudnessor softness ofmusical soundsor notes.

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IntelligenceNaturalistic


Use the wordsin the box to

complete thiscloze passage.

Task 6

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Water is the most abundant liquid on ________________________ . It is found in _

_______________________, seas and rivers and covers more than 70 per cent of

the Earth’

s surface. Even the clouds are made up of water. Water is thereason our planet looks ________________________ from space.

Pure water is ________________________ , odourless, and nearly colourless.

It is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom and its

________________________ name is H2O. Water exists in three different states:

as a solid (ice), a ________________________ , and a gas (water vapour).There is a fixed amount of water on Earth and it is constantly being

recycled through the water cycle. Only about three per cent of Earth’s

water is ________________________ water. The other 97 per cent is salty and

undrinkable. Because there is a limited amount of fresh water on Earth,

it is very important that humans use water wisely.Water is our most precious ________________________. Without it, plants

would die and people and animals would go ________________________.

Water helps to fulfil most of our needs. We drink it, we ______________________

with it, we cook with it and we play in it. Our own bodies are more than

half water!

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Solid Liquid Gas

Now try this . . . With your partner, create a poster showinghow water changes from solid to liquid to gas.

Hold an ice cube in yourhand. How does it feel?

What happens when youhold it for one minute?

Why does this happen?

How has the water changed state?

IntelligenceInterpersonal


Task 8

Water is very special. Pure water is colourless, odourless,

and tasteless, and it can exist as a solid, a liquid or a gas.

When water is cooled to below 0° C, it becomes solid ice.If it is heated above 100° C, it boils and turns into a gascalled steam. Between these temperatures, water is in a liquid state.

Work with a partner to list words that describe each state of water.

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Next try these investigations.

At home, watch what happens when an adult uses a kettle to boil water.

What can you see?

How has the waterchanged state?

Be careful!Don’t get too close.Boiling water andsteam will burn

your skin.

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City

Buenos Aires

Cairo

Calcutta

Dublin

Ho Chi Minh City

Hong Kong

Jakarta

Lima

Lisbon

London

Madrid

Melbourne

Montreal

Moscow

Paris

Rome

Seoul

Tokyo

Vienna

Warsaw

River City River



Task 9

Write the correct river next to each city.

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Why are most of the world’s cities and towns located along the banks of rivers?

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Thinking skillAnalysing

Task 11

George Frideric Handel was a German composerwho lived from 1685 to 1759. He wrote hundredsof instrumental works. The most famous of these

are the orchestral suites known as Water Music.

Why were the suites composed?

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Listen to a recording of ‘Hornpipe’ from Water Music .Have you heard this piece of music anywhere before? Where?

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What do you like about it?

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What instruments can you hear?

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Now try this . . . Listen to the rest of Handel’s Water Music . On the back of this page,write a description of the suite or movement that you like best.

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What do you predict will happen to the water?

What did you observe?

What actually happened to the water?

How might the results have been different if you had placed your container in a different place?

What effect did the weather have on your experiment?

What do you think would happen if you left a bowl or saucer full of water in the sun all day?



Task 12

Work with a partner to investigate evaporation.This experiment works best on a dry day.

You will need• a plastic container• thick black and red waterproof markers• water

What to do1 Draw a circle around the inside of the container with the black marker.2 Fill the container with water to the level of the mark.

3 Place your container in the sun for an hour.

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4 After an hour, check on the container. Using the red marker, draw a line toindicate the new water level.

Results

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Task 13

A catchment is an area where water is collectedby the natural landscape. In a catchment, all rainand run-off water eventually flows to a creek, river,

lake or ocean, or into the groundwater system.

Tick the water drop if you think thestatement about catchments is true.

A healthy catchment can providea source of clean drinking water.

People can visit catchments.

There are no animals near catchment areas.

People can help to protect catchment areas.

Clearing trees to build roads does not affectcatchment areas.

When trees are removed from catchments,

more rain soaks into the ground, adding to thegroundwater beneath the soil and rock.

Fertilisers sprayed onto plants, and detergentsfrom washing cars run down gutters andstormwater drains into local rivers and harbours.

It doesn’t matter if weeds grow in catchments.

Catching water

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Thinking skillEvaluating

Task 14

Greywater is water that has been

collected after being used in baths,showers, laundry or cleaning.

With a partner, take a bucket or other plastic container to the tap. Wash yourhands with soap and collect all the soapy water in the bucket or container.

Catching water

Describe the water in the bucket.

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Would you drink this water? Why?

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How do you think this water could be used?

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Do you think people should be using greywater? Why?

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What do you think are the benefits of using greywater?

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Task 15

Design a water-friendly house.Think about the ways run-off

water could be caught and used.Label the design to show thespecial features of your house.

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Percussion instruments

bells

bongos

castanets

chimes

claves

cowbells

cymbals

maracas

triangles

xylophone

Other ideas

tambour

tambourine

timpani

tone blocks



Task 16

Think about the sound of rain on a tin roof.What about the sound of rain in a bucket? What do you hear when rain rushes down a drainpipe? Write descriptions of these sounds in the box.

Catching water

Use percussion instruments to try to replicate these and other rain sounds.Put a tick beside the instruments you will use.

Work in a group to create a rainwater symphony. Perform it for your class.

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Task 17

Artesian water is underground water trapped under

such great pressure that it gushes to the surface

through any opening. This means the water canbe brought to the surface j ust by digging a well.It does not have to be pumped.

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest

sources of groundwater in the world. It has enoughwater in it to fill Sydney Harbour 130 000 times.

1 Research the Great Artesian Basin, then answer the questions.

Where is the Great Artesian Basin?

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How is its water extracted?

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Who uses the water?

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2 Create a pamphlet to present this information. Include a map showing the

location of the Great Artesian Basin as well as a list of suggestions for savingwater. Plan your ideas below or on the back of this page.

Catching water

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Name of dam

Where is it?

When was it built?

How much water can it hold?

Other interesting information

You will need• a long, shallow, clear plastic container• sand

• small rocks (like aquarium gravel)• ice-block sticks• a bucket full of water



Task 18

What is a dam?

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Work in a group to research your nearest dam.

Catching water

Now, work with your group members to create a model of a dam.

What to do1 Fill the plastic container with sand.2 Dig the path of a river in the sand.

3 Choose a spot somewhere along the river tobuild your dam. Use the ice-block sticks and smallrocks to construct it. Note: you should aim to leta bit of water come through, but not too much.

4 The deeper the water, the greater the waterpressure, which means that the bottom of thedam will need to support more pressure than thetop. If you build your dam in a triangular shape,then the bottom will be wider and better able tosupport more pressure.

5 Test your dam by pouring water from a bucketdown the river path.

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Task 19

Use the following information to labelthe diagram.

Water is brought in to the treatment plant.Groundwater usually requires less treatment

than water from lakes, rivers and streamsbecause it comes from underground.

Dirt and other particles are removed

from the water in a process called

coagulation.

Alum and other chemicals are addedto water to form tiny sticky particles

called floc which attract the dirt particles.The dirt and the floc together are heavy

enough to sink to the bottom during

sedimentation.

The heavy particles

settle to the bottomand the clear water moves to filtration.

To help remove even smaller particles,

the water passesthrough filters. Some

are made of layersof sand, gravel or

charcoal.

A small amount of chlorine is added to

the water, or some other disinfection method is used, to kill any bacteria.

The water is placed in a closed tank or

reservoir so that disinfection can take place.

After storage ,

the water flowsthrough pipes intothe community.

Catching water

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Task 20

Show your working for each problem.

Using water

How much water is this after 1 hour?

How much water is this after 1 day?

How much water is this after 1 week?

How many 2 litre milk bottles would this fill?

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Task 21

A drought is a long period of below average rainfall.

Imagine you are a farmer whose crops are dyingbecause your farm has been in the grip of a terrible drought.Write a letter to a friend telling them of the situation you are in,and describe the effect the drought has had on your farm and your family.

Using water

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Task 22

Work with a partner to carry out this experiment.

Using water

You will need

• 2 teaspoons• 2 cups• bicarbonate of soda (not baking powder)• cream of tartar powder (tartaric acid)• plastic food wrap• water

What to do

Cup 11 Place a teaspoon of cream of tartar and

a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda intothe cup.

2 Seal the top of the cup with plastic wrapand shake it to mix the chemicals.

Cup 21 Place a teaspoon of cream of tartar

and a teaspoon of bicarbonate of sodainto the cup.

2 Pour half a cup of water into the cup.3 Seal the cup with plastic wrap and

swirl it around to mix the chemicals.

Results

Cup 1What did you observe?

Cup 2What did you observe?

Explanation

A chemical reaction occurs in Cup 2. The water fizzes because carbon dioxide gas is produced. Thisgas fills the cup and causes the plastic wrap to bulge. Water does not actually take part in the chemicalreaction; it just gives it a place to happen.

Cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda grains dissolve in water. The tiny parts that are left movearound more easily. They can get much closer to each other than if they were still in big grains. Morecontact with each other means a bigger chemical reaction.

Water provides the same service inside the cells of living things. Many of the chemical reactions in ourbodies that help cells to work would not happen if water wasn’t there.

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Task 23

About two-thirds of a person’s body is water.

Do some research about the way thatwater keeps us healthy.

Using water

How much water shouldwe drink in a day to keep our

bodies working properly?

What does water dofor our bodies?

What happens when webecome dehydrated?

How will you feel if you donot drink enough water?

What does dehydration mean?Why is it better to drink waterthan soft drinks or other sweetened

drinks?

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Water use each day

Showering100 L

Having a bath—full tub120 L

Having a bath—half tub60 L

Cleaning teeth—tap off 1 L

Cleaning teeth—tap running5 L

Flushing toilet—full flush11 L

Flushing toilet—half flush5 L

Washing hands4 L

Drinking a glass of water0.25 L

Washing dishes in the sink15 L

Total L

Tally Calculation(in litres)

Daily total(in litres)

IntelligenceIntrapersonal


Task 24

Using water

Use tally marks to fill in the chart, thenwork out how much water you use each day.

Can you see any areas where you could reduce your water use? How?

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After playing in the sandpit,we left a bucket outside.

It filled with rainwater.

When we went camping,we collected water from amuddy creek bed.

I poured myself a glassof water from the tap.

I filled an ice-creamcontainer with waterusing the outside hose.

Yes

No

At the beach, I collectedwater in my bucket athigh tide.

I bought a bottle of waterat the corner shop.

During our bushwalk,we found a little spring.

I collected water in a bowlwhile I had a shower.

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Scenario Potable? Reasons



Task 25

Water that is suitable for drinking

is called potable water.

Work in a group. Consider whether the water described in each scenario is potableor not. Discuss each scenario with the other members of your group. Tick Yes or No and write your reasons in each box.

Using water

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Task 26

On the pie graph, record the family’sweekly inside water use. Write a

heading for the graph.

Using water

What is the family’s biggest area of water use?

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Why do you think this may be the case?

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Showersand baths

35%

Heading

Toilets30%

Kitchen15%

Laundry

20%

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Task 27

Using water

Work in a group of three or four. Walk around your school and create a list of all the items thatuse water at your school. Write down anyproblems that you notice and make suggestionsabout ways that water could be saved.

Some of the items to look out for are:

• sinks and hand basins • toilets• classroom wet areas • urns• water fountains • dishwashers• pools and water features • hoses and sprinkler systems

Items that use water at our school

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Problems we noticed

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Ways that water could be saved

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Now try this . . . With your group members, create a map of your school.Mark in all the places where water is used.

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Task 28

Work with a partner tosolve the problems.

For each one, showthe working youused to find yoursolution.

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A full swimmingpool contains 40 000 litres

of water. How many 1 litremilk cartons of water would it

take to half fill the pool?

When Maree leaves thehose on, 17 litres of water pour

out every minute. How many litres of water

would be lost in an hour? How many litres of waterwould be wasted if the hose was left on all day?

Every sunny day,

205 litres of water arelost from Jimmy’s pooldue to evaporation. Howmuch water will have been

lost after 10 sunny days?

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Opening statement

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Conclusion / Call to action



Task 29

Write an argument supporting the use of rainwatertanks in residences. Brainstorm the points or ideas

you could use to support your argument.

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Plan your argument here.

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Task 30

Create a colourful poster to hang in yourclassroom or somewhere in your school, telling

other students about ways they can be waterwise.Plan your poster here. List any images,captions or slogans you plan to include.

Now use a piece of cardboard and create your poster.

Waterwise

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Task 31

Design a rainwatertank of your own.

Consider these threecriteria in your design.

Draw your design.Think about whichmaterials would workbest and label the designto show how you would use them.

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Now try this . . . Build a model to represent your design.

It must be safe;the tank needs tobe sturdy enoughnot to fall, andchildren should

not be able to getinside it.

Rain must beable to enter

freely.

Bugs, leavesand other

debris must bekept out of the

tank.

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Task 32

Write a rap with a waterconservation message.

Use the repeating words,‘turn off the tap’. Fill in therest of the lyrics yourself.

Think about the rhythm andtry to include rhyming words.

Waterwise

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Task 33

1 Brainstorm words that reflect the idea of a dry,parched environment and a lush, green environment.

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2 Collect images from magazines or the internet, scraps of craft items andfabric, and real items such as leaves or twigs.

3 Divide a piece of art paper or cardboard in half. On one side, make a collageof dry, brown images. On the other, make a collage of lush, green images.

4 Use overlapping in the collages so there are no white gaps, and to produceinteresting textural effects.

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Task 34

Our ‘water footprints’

come from the amountof water we use.

This includes the waterused for obvious things

like showering andwashing the dishes,

but it also includes thewater that is used to

produce the food we eatand to make the goods

we buy. The more waterwe use, the larger our

water footprints.

Think of a way—or ways—that you might be ableto reduce the size of yourwater footprint.

What steps can you take?

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I, _______________________________________ ,

promise to reduce my water footprint by

___________________________________________________

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________________________________________________

____________________________________________

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____________________________________

____________________________________

____________________________________ .

Signed

_____________________________________

on this day

___________________________.

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Task 35

Work in a group. Think of 10 water saving techniquesthat could be used in your home or school. List them.

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Now, rank your water saving techniques in order from 1 to 10 in the water drops.

Why did your group members decide the number 1 choice was the best?

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The catchment of a river is the area of land thatwater falls on to feed that river. As water movesover the land, it finds its way into streams and

down into the soil, eventually feeding the river.Some water remains underground and this slowly

recharges the river even when there is no rainfall.

Catchments can be large or small. In Australia,the Murray Darling is a massive catchment spanning three states.

How do you think the water from catchments can be kept clean?

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Do you think animals should be allowed to wander around water catchmentareas? What makes you say that?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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Do you think people should be allowed to camp near catchment areas?

What makes you say that?

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Task 37

Safe andhealthy water

Now try this . . . On a piece of cardboard, create a sign to be put up near a catchmentarea. Your sign should outline people’s responsibilities when visiting

catchment areas. It could also include suggestions for keepingcatchment areas clean.

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Task 38

A harbour is a place where ships can

shelter from the weather. A naturalharbour is surrounded on most sides

by land.

Choose one natural harbour. Find apicture or a photograph of it.

What would it look like if itwas polluted? Draw yourinterpretation of what

the scene would look like.Add a caption at the bottom to convincepeople to keep the harbour clean.


Sydney Harbour (the official name isPort Jackson) in Sydney, Australia

Rio de Janeiro Harbour on Guanabara Bay, Brazil

Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada

Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall, England

Poole Harbour in Dorset, England

Cork Harbour in County Cork,Republic of Ireland

Caption _____________________________________________________________________________

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Task 39

Write a rhyming quatrainabout safe and healthy water.

Draft your poem here. Include a title.


Some rhyming words

to get you startedA quatrain is a set of four lines that follow a rhymescheme. The scheme could be:• AABB—the first and second lines rhyme with each

other and the third and fourth lines rhyme with eachother

• ABAB—the first and third lines rhyme with each otherand the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other

• ABBA—the first and fourth lines rhyme with each otherand the second and third lines rhyme with each other

• ABCB—the second and fourth lines rhyme with eachother.

Title ________________________________________________

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What did you expect to happen?

What happened?



Task 40

You will need• 600 mL clear bottle with a lid

• ¼ cup cooking oil• ½ cup water

What to do1 Pour the water into the bottle.2 Pour the oil into the water.3 Screw the lid on tightly and give the bottle a good shake.


This experiment shows that oil and water do not mix.

Now, let the bottle sit for about an hour. What has happened to the oil and water?

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When oil tankers spill oil into the ocean, the oil floats on top of the water because it ’s lighter(less dense).

What does this tell you about the way oil can affect our waterways?

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Task 41

In some countries, it is very hard to access clean drinking water.What happens when people do not have clean water to drink?

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How would you feel if you didn’t have clean water to drink?

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Imagine that you are a child who does not have access to clean water.Write about your feelings.


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Task 42

1 Work in a group.Brainstorm a list of things

that cause water pollution.


How can water pollution be stopped?

2 Create a role-play to show one or more of the causes of water pollution.Your role-play could also show ways to stop water pollution. Make sure that

each member in your group has a part to play. Practise your role-play andperform it for your class.

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Task 43

1 Choose one of these newspaper headlinesand write a news report of your own.

3 On a separate sheet of paper, write your newspaper report.Give your report a title.


2 List some possible ideas before you begin.

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Task 44

The PlayPump is an invention that pumps water

as children play on a merry-go-round. As themerry-go-round spins, it pumps clean water up from

deep underground and stores it in a huge tank. Peopleare welcome to come and help themselves to the water.

Draw what you think the PlayPump might look like.



So far, more than 1000 PlayPumps are operating in schools and communities in severalAfrican countries, providing safe water for millions of people.

Do you think there should be more PlayPumps installed? Why?

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What makes PlayPumps environmentally friendly?

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Marine creature Effect of an oil spill

sea birds

sea otters

penguins

polar bears

seals

whales and dolphins

sea turtles

fish and shellfish



Task 45

Oil spills in our oceans have a terribleeffect on marine life.


Research what happens to these marine creatures inthe event of an oil spill. Write your information in the table.

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At last, here is a practical resource thatcross-references multiple intelligences withcritical and creative thinking skills!

Each title in the Thinking Themes series contains a setof ready-to-use activities built around a popular topic.Each activity is linked to both an intelligence and a thinkingskill.

Use the activities as a library learning centre, or addthem to an integrated unit. However you use the series,it will enable you to teach to your students’ strengthsand develop their weaker intelligences, whileconsciously and systematically incorporating thinkingskills into your program.

The perfect partner . . .

Each title in the Thinking Themes series can stand alone.Or use it as a companion to the Macmillan Library series.

Activities to switch on thinking skills!

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