If water covers most of the Earth's surface, why is only a small portion used for drinking?
Through 5 weeks of wondering, exploring and researching, we discovered that clean drinking water is a scarcity in many places around the world. My class chose to focus on the country of Kenya, and what we discovered was mind-boggling! Here are some of the facts we uncovered:
Facts About Water In Kenya
- More than 4500 children die everyday because of the scarcity of safe drinking water.
- Some women and children in Kenya spend spend as much 6 hours a day collecting water!
Therefore, many children do not have a chance to attend school.
- 80% of sicknesses and diseases is caused by water filled with pollutants.
HOWEVER, after further research we found some really exciting, uplifting news!
- In September 2013, an enormous aquifer was discovered 300 meters underground in Kenya.
That's the length of three football fields! They have to dig wells to reach it.
- This aquifer would be able to provide water for the country's 41 million people for the next 70
years.
Here are links to some of the websites we used for research:
And, finally.... ta da! Here are our finished products!
No comments:
Post a Comment