WATER POLLUTION AND HOW WE CAN HELP KEEPING WATER CLEAN

What is water pollution?

Did you know that the water we use is the same water that dinosaurs

used millions of years ago.We need water to live.There are natural water

cycles which keep our water clean.Water pollution happens when we

contaminate our water bodies(e.g. lakes, rivers ,oceans and the ground

water.)Water covers about 70% of the earth’s surface.It is an important

resource for all living things and the environment.Water pollution is a

problem because it kills the fish and other living organisms that live in water.

If  all the marine  life dies, so will much of the human food source will finish.

 

Picture showing our oceans:70% of the earth’s surface

map

 

Pearl of wisdom: DON’T POLLUTE WATER !

I am going to put a youtube about water pollution and how we all can

make a little effort to avoid water pollution.Its very simple. All we have

to do is to be conscious about water- a very valuable resource.

The youtube is by “turtlediary.com”

 

 

Now wasn’t that an interesting video?Let’s each one of us promise to do

our little bit in our own way to save every drop of water which is our

life and also try not to pollute water.Go to the art and craft and we will

make an aquarium -remember , by using waste material

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CLOUDS IN A BOTTLE

We have talked about the rainy season, water and its importance,and

about water conservation.Kids,let’s do another easy experiment…..and

make our own clouds!We all have seen clouds up in the sky.They are formed

when the water vapour mixes with the cool air and the tiny dust particles.

During the rainy season the clouds are dark and scary.Otherwise we see

them like lots of  cotton patches.Have you ever just spent time just looking

up at clouds in the sky?You can imagine all kinds of animals and  things.

You must have looked out from the aeroplane window when the plane is above the

clouds.Didn’t you feel like just jumping and catching the lovely soft cotton.

Next time your friend comes home look up at the clouds and see what

you can imagine up there in the sky.

clouds and water

beautiful clouds.

clouds1

clouds  seen from the aeroplane window.

clouds shapes 1hi boy and girl

 

clouds 2 2

 

clouds3 3

In the above pictures,  have fun imagining different figures, you and your

friend can see in the clouds…..you’ll be surprised!

EXPERIMENT

HOW TO MAKE  CLOUDS IN A BOTTLE

You will need:

1. a clear glass bottle

2. hot water

3. a plastic cover and rubberband to hold it as a lid

4.  match box and ice cubes

LOOK AT THE PICTURE BELOW

cloud in bottle

METHOD:

1.    Put hot water in the bottle(fill only 1/4 of the bottle).Make sure

mum is with you.

2.    Burn a match stick and drop it gently into the bottle of hot water.

3.   Cover the bottle with plastic and put the rubberband around the

opening to close the bottle.

4.   Put the ice cubes on top of the plastic and observe.

RESULT:

As the steam rises from the hot water and reaches the top of the

bottle, clouds can be seen when the steam touches the cold plastic

surface.The real clouds are also formed in a similar way- when water

vapours from the sea rise upwards and reach the cooler layers of the sky.

It is a magical world- take care of it.