Transcript Every Drop Counts - Teachers of India

Every Drop Counts
A project by Grade V students of
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Thrissur
Shared with school communities
through
"In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential
needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his
indifference."
A public awakening is the eye opener to save water for the future.
Teacher and Guide
Project Launch
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Project Introduction in the assembly
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Brainstorming session in class on ‘Why is
water a precious liquid’
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Distribution of list of activities and time
lines to team members
We also showed our class this awesome presentation.
You can see it and download it at
http://www.slideshare.net/carlosremontti/thirst-presentation-583044
We had discussions on a variety of
topics
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Rainwater harvesting
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Myths and rituals connected with water
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Is conservation in our heart??
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Dams and multipurpose river valley
projects
Did some community service
It is hot and sultry in Thrissur. Our team of water
savers spread the message of water conservation
among the devotees who came for the fair and
Kavadi in connection with Shivarathri on Feb 23rd.
All this, while serving thousands of thirsty
devotees clean and cool drinking water
The local police helped us get fresh water to give to the people and the public
were grateful for this good act of providing the thirsty with fresh cool water.
We sent in articles to newspapers
and magazines
And the steps we are taking in
our school
Morning Assembly Mime
And a pledge to conserve water
Bulletin boards
Messages at water points
Don't let water run while washing your hands or face.
NEVER FORGET TO CLOSE THE TAP ONCE YOU ARE DONE
OPEN THE TAPS SLOW so that you use just the right amount of water
. If you find THE OVERHEAD TANK OVERFLOWING,REPORT to the incharge IMMEDIATELY.
USE THE WATER IN THE COOLER ONLY FOR DRINKING.
Avoid washing hands or tiffin boxes here.
REPORT ANY LEAKS at the water points and toilets
USE THE AQUA GUARD PROPERLY. Read the instructions
well before using it, to avoid wastage of water.
News scan
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Our group collected news related to water from various newspapers.
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We prepared a Water News Scan brochure
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It was presented in the exhibition and is now a part of our resource
room.
Library research
With the help of Mr.Rajanish, our librarian sir, and our teacher Mrs.K.P.Suma,
we selected books on the topic "Water".Sir guided us to find out reference
material from the encyclopedia using the Index. He gave us many books -My
reference library on ecology, Our watery world. ocean life, water for life etc.
He also gave us the magic school bus CD on water. We are finding all this
very interesting.
Online research
And what we learnt….
Scores of countries are overpumping aquifers as they struggle to
satisfy their growing water needs. More than half the world’s people live
in countries where water tables are falling.
In India, water shortages are particularly serious simply because the
margin between actual food consumption and survival is so precarious.
What we learnt…
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In a survey of India’s water situation, Fred Pearce reported in New Scientist
that the 21 million wells drilled are lowering water tables in most of the
country.
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In North Gujarat, the water table is falling by 6 meters (20 feet) per year.
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In Tamil Nadu, wells are going dry almost everywhere and falling water
tables have dried up 95 percent of the wells owned by small farmers,
reducing the irrigated area in the state by half over the last decade.
We surveyed the water points in
our school
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The taps and flushes
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Whether they worked?
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Were they leaking?
The school management takes
immediate action
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After a week we surveyed the water
points again and what did we find????
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That all the leaks were set right.
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The flush changed in 2 toilets.
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The cooler was back in working condition
We surveyed water use in our
neighbourhood
And found that most of the water is used in the bath and toilets and
the least for drinking
Awareness rally in the
neighbourhood
I interviewed a neighbour who has been staying in this locality
for many years. I asked her about the source and availability of
water in the locality.
10 years ago she didn't even dream that there will be shortage
of water in this locality. They had to dig only 10ft. to get good
water. But last year they had to deepen their well to get water.
She said that after the flats have come up people are digging
only borewells to save space and they make it very deep. So
the water level in the area has gone down.
Even the quality of water has gone down it not that tasty as it
used to be.
Ann E
Guest lecture on National Science
Day
And a visit to Peechi dam and
water purification plant
It was amazing to know the long process water undergoes from the Peechi
dam to make it safe for drinking at our homes. We understood that it is real
national waste to waste such precious water.
A holiday in Dubai gave me some
amazing insights…
Underground drip irrigation
tubes that use recycled water
for greening the city
Creative hands and minds
On MS Paint
Model of the
Peechi Dam
Water conservation efforts in our
school
Our brochure, with many interesting
facts and figures on water, was
released during the school assembly
We disseminated our work and
findings to our friends in school
And to parents
Let us think and act together
Let us make Every Drop Count