Water, Water, Everywhere

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Water, Water, Everywhere

• Amazing Facts About the Water You Drink.

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Objectives

• To learn what percentage of the earth is composed
  of water.
• The students will become familiar with the
  required glasses of water to drink.
• The students will become familiar with the health
  benefits of drinking water.

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What of the earth is composed of water?

• Water is the most abundant element in the
  universe.
• Water is a tasteless and odorless liquid.
• The earths composition is three fourths percent
  water.
• The human body is 60 to 70 percent water.

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The Earths Water is replenished through the
Water Cycle

• Precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration are
  all terms that sound familiar, yet may not mean
  much to you. They are all part of the water
  cycle, a complex process that not only gives us
  water to drink, fish to eat, but also weather
  patterns that help grow our crops. 

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The Critical Need for Drinking Water

• There is a shortage of drinking water.
• Most of the water in the sea is too saline for
  human consumption
• Third world nations have a critical shortage of
  water.
• The key to clean water is soil.
• Water can be treated with activated alumina and
  activated carbon to clean it.

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Water is required to keep you alive.

• Most people need to drink at least 8 to 12 cups
  of water a day.
• Without water you can be come dehydrated.
• Dehydration can be fatal.

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Too Much Water can also be Fatal

• Some people drink too much water.
• When you consume too much alcohol you become
  intoxicated.
• The clinical term for too much water consumption
  is water intoxication.

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What are the Health Benefits of Drinking Water?

• Water keeps your skin clear.
• Water keeps your bladder and kidneys functioning
  properly.
• If youre hungry it can actually mean youre
  thirsty.
• Drinking the required water prevents water
  retention.

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Did You Know?

• Drinking water decreases the risk of colon cancer
  by 45.
• Drinking water decreases the risk of breast
  cancer by 79.
• Drinking water reduces the risk of developing
  bladder cancer by 50.

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• Water is the element most necessary for .
• A normal adult is to percent water.
• The recommended amount of fluids per day is to
  cups.
• The technical terms for drinking too much water
  is .
• What is the key to clean water?
• Its ironic that many areas of the world face
  critical shortage of drinking water on a planet
  whose surface is covered with water.
• Which type of water is too saline for human
  consumption?
• Name two ways typically used to treat water
  1._______
• 2.
• Most people do not feel comfortable drinking tap
  water so they buy water instead.
• Drinking glasses of water daily decreases the
  risk of colon cancer by , it can slash the risk
  of breast cancer by and reduce the risk of
  developing bladder cancer by .

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• Use the following websites to complete the
  scavenger hunt and investigate facts about the
  water you drink. Use the following websites to
  help you locate the answer the answer to the
  questions on the previous page.
• Treating the Water We Drink, When, Where We
  Drinkhttp//www.wqa.org/sitelogic.cfm?ID475Can
  You Drink too Much Water?http//www.ivillage.com/f
  ood/experts/hltheat/qas/0,,165773_17843,00.htmlCan
  We Drink the Water We Live With?http//www.wholee
  arthmag.com/ArticleBin/123.htmlWhy do We Drink
  Bottled Water?http//www.supermarketguru.com/page.
  cfm/2078The Importance of Drinking
  Waterhttp//nutrition.about.com/od/hydrationwater/