Kids Who Care

Water
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	Too many children spend hours walking a long way to find water.
	~ Children's appeal to world leaders, Rio de Janeiro, 1992



Teacher's Sheet = Student's Sheet =

		Activity 1:
		Make a Sand Filter

		Activity 2:
		Make an Acid Finder

		Activity 3:
		Water for Health

		Activity 4:
		Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)

		Activity 5:
		Water Logged

		Activity 6:
		Bucket Relay

Skills developed include:

Appreciation and understanding of other cultures and diversity here at home (Water for Health, ORT, Bucket Relay)
Analytical and problem solving skills (Water for Health, ORT, Water Logged)
Ability to plan group projects and carry them through (Make a Sand Filter)
Increased knowledge of the world around us and in our own backyard (Acid Finder, Water Logged)
Enhanced self-esteem and ability to make choices among different courses of action (Water for Health, Water Logged)
Research skills (Acid Finder, Water for Health)
Physical fitness (Bucket Relay)