Different perspectives on water (p. 24-25)

Materials included in this document:

• Teacher’sNotes:Settinguptheactivity

• RoleCards

• StudentHandout(includes“Tweet”responsetemplate)

Teacher’s Notes: Setting up the activity

Preparation:

• PhotocopytwoofeachRoleCardpage,andcutouteachcard.

• PhotocopyenoughStudentHandoutsforeachclassmember.

• Collectarangeofphotosofwater(forexample:couldcutoutorphotocopyimagesfromGet Connected: Water in the world).

• Collectalargepieceofpaper,andarangeofpens.

Activity:

Organisestudentsintoacircle.GiveeachstudentaStudentHandout.

(a) Havealargepieceofpaperandpensinthecentre.Askstudentstositinsilence,andpassaroundwaterphotosforthemto lookat.Afterstudentshavehadsometimetolookatafewphotos,askthemtocometothecentreandwriteonthepaper theirresponsetothestatement“Waterisimportanttomebecause...”Displaythepapersotheclasscanseeeach other’sresponses.

(b) Randomlydistributearolecardtoeachstudent.Askstudentstocompletethe“Response”sectionoftheStudentHandout, writinga“Tweet”aboutwaterfromtheperspectiveidentifiedintheirrolecard.Askstudentstocut/tearoffthe“Response” sectionoftheirhandout.Theyshouldscrewtheir“Tweet”intoasnowball.Ontheword“go”,studentsshouldtosstheir snowballsintothecentreofthecircle,andpickupsomeoneelse’s.Studentsshouldsharethesenewperspectivesonwater withtheclassbyreadingoutthe“Tweet”theypickedup.

(c) Askstudentstodiscussthedifferentviewstheyhaveheard.Encouragestudentstoshareanewpersonalperspectivewith theclassbysaying“Iusedtothink.....butnowIthink.....”

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Role cards for students

YouareayounggirlinavillageinNiger.Afewyearsagotherewasnowellinyourvillage.Youhadtowalkseveralkilometrestwiceadaytocollectwaterfromariver.Youcarriedbucketsofwaterhomeandthenwalkedtoschool.Allthisjusttogetwatertodrink.

YouareamotherinIndonesia.Youneedfreshwatertocookwith.Youcollectbucketsofwaterfromawellinthevillage.Youmakeseveraltripstothewelleveryday.Youhaveheardofothermothersintheworldwhohaveatapintheirhome!Youwonderhowmucheasierthatwouldbeandhowmuchhealthieryourfamilywouldbe.

Youareyourself–livinginAustralia.Youhavewaterwheneveryouwantit.Yougroanwhenyourparentsremindyoutowashyourhandsaftergoingtothetoiletandbeforeeating.Youhavebeenlearningatschoolabouthowkidselsewhereintheworldgetsickandsometimesdiewhentheydrinkpollutedwater.Youknowthatdiseasespreadsquicklywhenpeoplecan’twashtheirhandswithsoapandwaterorusewatertoflushatoilet.

YouareafarmerinIndonesia.Youneedwatertohelpcropsgrowandforyourfarmanimalstodrink.Whenwaterisavailable,yourcropsandanimalsgrowwellandyoucanfeedyourfamily.Sometimesyoucangrowmorethanyouneed–thenyoucantakeextravegetablestothemarket.Extramoneycanbeusedtobuyclothes,schoolsuppliesandvisitthedoctorifneeded.

YouareafarmerinAustralia.Yourelyonwaterbeingpumpedfromabigdamtoyourfarm.Youhavetopaythegovernmenttodothisbutitisworthitifyourcropsgrowbetterandyieldmoretoselltothebigsupermarketthatbuysyourvegetables.Whenwaterisscarceorcoststoomuchtobuy,youmakelessmoney.Thismakesithardforyourwholefamily.

YouworkforUNESCO,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation,inthe“WaterforPeace”department.Yourjobistohelpdifferentcountriestoworktogethertosharewater.Sometimestheyfightoverwhoownsthewaterinariverorlake.Byhelpingcountriestoshare,youaidthemincooperatingoverotherthingsaswell–suchashelpingthemtopartnertogethertogetbetterschools,hospitalsandroadsfortheirpeople.Youbelievethatwithfreshwater,millionsofpeopleallovertheworldcanlivebetter,healthierlives.Youknowthatcooperationoverwatercanhelptoachievepeaceinmanypartsoftheworld.

Yourepresentthenaturalecosystemsoftheworld.Yourjobistoremindeveryonethatkeepingwaterfortheworld’snaturalenvironmentsiscrucial.Allplantandanimalspecies,foundinadiversearrayofecosystems,alsoneedwatertoliveandthrive.AhealthyplanetisgoodforallpeopleonEarth.

Youareawatertrader.Thismeansthatyoubuyandsellwater.Youliketomakeaprofit.Youbelievethatwaterisacommodity–itisatradablegoodlikeanythingelse.Ifpeople,businessesandgovernmentswantit,theyshouldpayforit.

Youandyourfriendswantwaterforleisureactivities.Youliketohavefreshwaterforswimming,water-skiing,fishingandcampingnearby.Itisimportantforyouandyourfamilytoenjoyactivitiesclosetothewater.

YouoperateafactoryinAustralia.Youneedwatertodothis.Yourfactoryneedsgreatamountsofelectricity,whichisgeneratedusingpowerfromwater(hydroelectricity).Youprovidemanyjobsforlocalpeople.Withoutwater,youcan’tmakeproducts,makeaprofitoremploypeople.

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Student Handout

Thisisawholeclassactivity.Startoffbysittinginacircle.

(a) Insilence,passaroundtheimagesofwatergiventoyoubyyourteacher.Onthelargesheetofpaperinthecentreofthecircle addyouropiniontothestatement:

Water is important to me because...

(b) Selectawaterperspectivesrolecard.Readthecardandthinkabouttheperspectiveonwateritraises.

Usingthetemplatebelow,writea“Tweet”whichsummarisestheperspectiveonthecard.RemovetheResponsesectionofthe page.Youwillbeaskedtopassyourresponsetosomeoneelseintheclass.

Whenyouhavereceivedsomeoneelse’s“Tweet”,sharethatperspectiveonwaterwiththeclass.

(c) Afteryouhavelistenedtoallthedifferentpointsofview,considerwhetherthischangesyourpersonalperspectiveonwaterin anyway.Shareyourthoughtswiththerestofyourclass.Youmaywanttophraseyourresponselikethis:“Iusedtothink...but nowIthink...”

Response

Water is important to me because...

Writea“Tweet”(nomorethan140characters)describingtheimportanceofwaterfromtheperspectiveonyourrolecard.

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