Nature Connections: August

Activity #1

Activity #2

How Do You Use Water?

Things to think about 

1. Do you know where the water comes from when you turn on the kitchen faucet or where it goes when you flush the toilet?
• The water from my house comes in and out of a water treatment plant. 
2. Do you have a well?
• I don't have a well
3. Do you live near a creek or river, pond or lake, the ocean?
• I live near a river, and the ocean.

All of the ways that I use water:

• A drink
• Cooking 
• Showering/bathing
• Brushing my teeth
• Cleaning 
• Swimming
• Freeze it
• Washing machine 
• Putting out a fire 
• Toilet

 Thoughts continued 

1. How much water do you use to take a shower vs. taking a bath?
• This answer all depends on the size of your bathtub, and the amount of time you spend in the shower. An average bath holds about 30-40gallons. The average shower runs at about 2-3gallons per minute. If you take a short shower, you will use less water than a bathtub.
2. Which uses more water: A dishwasher or hand washing?
•   According to different online sources it says that dishwashing saves a lot more water, soap and energy than hand washing does!
3. How much water does it take to run a load of laundry?
•  You could use anywhere from 15-45 gallons of water per load. 
4. Do different models of washing machines use different amounts of water?
• Yes the newer models use much less water than the older models. As I mentioned in the question above, different models can use anywhere from 15-45 gallons of water.

Activity #3

Ocean Edges Are Important 

There are four oceans, and four major large seas. Something that I have wondered was what is really the difference between an ocean and a sea?

• Oceans are much larger than seas. The sea typically sits between the land and the ocean. Essentially the sea is just a subsection of the ocean.