In Belgium: questions…at school…

Teachers and pupils: Europaschool!

How many times a day do you flush the toilet?How many glasses of water a day do you drink?How many bottles (25cl) of water a day do you drink?How many times a day do you drink tap water?How many buckets of water do you use for water games? (kindergarten)How many buckets of water do you use the wash the children? (kindergarten)How many (full) watering cans a week do you use to water the plants?How many buckets of water do you use to clean?How much water do you use in the workshop?How much water do you use during mathematics (measurements of volume)?How much water do you use during cooking class?How many pupils are there in your class?

…in the neighbourood…The families of the pupils and people living nearby our

school!

• How many litres of water do you use each day for cooking and drinking?

• How many times a week do you shower/take a bath?

• How many litres of water a day do you use to wash the dishes?

• How many times a day do you let the dishwasher run?

• How many times a week do you let the washing machine run?

• How many buckets of water do you use to clean?• How many times a day do you flush the toilet?• How many buckets of water a week do you use to

wash the car?• How many persons are there in your family, living in

your home?• How many litres of water do your pets need?• How long do you hose the plants in the garden?• How many (full) watering cans a week do you use

to water the plants?• How many litres of water are needed to fill your

pool?

…and for the school cleaning staffThe cleaning staff at school!

• Dennis: How many times do you wash the school bus? How many buckets do you use?

• Albert: How many buckets of water do you use to wash the dustbins? How many times a week do you wash them?

• Albert: How many buckets of water a day do you use to clean the class rooms on the second floor?

• Albert: How many buckets of water a day do you use to clean the kindergarten class rooms?

• Albert: How many buckets of water do you use to clean the hall on the second floor? How many times a week do you clean the hall?

• Albert: How many buckets of water do you need to clean the kindergarten playroom? How many times a week do you clean it?

• Rita: How many buckets of water a day do you use to clean the class rooms on the first floor? How many times a week do you clean them?

Results of water consumption in Genk-Belgium

1. School: Teachers/pupils

Cleaning staff1037 litres/day176 litres/day

2. Families 370 litres/day

3. The neighbourhood 337 litres/day

In Finland: results from the research

• The pupils from the fifth and sixth grades examined their own water usage at home, as well as the water consumption in Finland in general.

On average people use water per person as follows:

. Toilet 40 litres a day per person

. For washing oneself 60 litres a day per person. Laundering 20 litres a day per person. Kitchen 35 litres a day per person

• That is altogether 155 litres a day per person!

Water consumption varies a lot in different households. In ranges from 60 litres to 270 litres a day per person. Objective standard is about 130 litres a day per person.

If your tap or water pipes are leaking, you should fix them.

If the toilet leaks continually it costs 7500 € a year.Dropping tap costs 75 € a year, and so on.

• Water consumption in Europe 1993Belgium 120 litresSpain 210 litresGermany 136 litres

Water consumption in pupils' homes in March was as follows:5A 140 litres a day per person5-6B 150 litres a day per person6A

All in all the water consumption varied from 250 litres to 1200 litres a day per household

In Italy: what do children use the water for?

On Monday 2nd April 2007: children observe and register…

The results of Italian children’s “The water in daily life” surveyWATER IN DAILY LIFE: THE RESULTS OF OUR SURVEY

ANSWERSWASH MY

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FLUSH TOILET

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1231 408 33,14 368 29,89 418 33,96 37 3,01

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