Let's Act Now & Reduce

Our Water Footprint!

My Water Footprint

eTwinning Project

April Activity

Prepared by

• Bilge varel - Mustafa Kiriş Ortaokulu, Efeler/Aydın/Turkey (Class 8/K)
• Iva Naranđa - II. osnovna škola Čakovec, Croatia
• Antonietta Cursio - Ist. Compr. Sandro Pertini - Orta Nova - Italy
• Stefania Abruscio - Ist. Comp. S. Pertini-Orta Nova-Italy
• Cecilia Vicoveanu - Palatul Copiilor Botoșani/Cercul Protecția mediului/România
• Justyna Plota - Szkoła Podstawowa im. Orła Białego w Sokołowicach, class 6a, Poland
• Stavroula Skiada & Ioannis Makris - 8th PS of Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece
• Irene Sanchis - School: IES Francesc Tàrrega, Vila-real, Spain
• Gražina Avižienienė - Marijampolės Petro Armino progimnazija, Lithuania

Prepared by

• Ana Lúcia Mouta - School: Escola Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, Portugal
• Marina Hussein - School: Escola Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, Portugal

Mustafa Kiriş Ortaokulu

Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

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Teacher: Bilge varel

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My students' work for "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" activity (Class 8/K)

Direct water use

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• Short shower should be preferred (max 5-10 min)
• When placing the dishes in the machine, they should not be washed in water, but should only be wiped with a brush.
• The faucet should be turned off while brushing teeth and soaping hands.
• While washing vegetables and fruits, the faucet should not be kept open all the time.
• Household waste water should be used to water the flowers.
• The washing machine must be operated at full capacity.
• Instead of washing the balcony, it should be wiped clean.
• Water leaking taps should be repaired.

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How do we reduce our water footprint?

Indirect water use

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• Tea and coffee consumption should be reduced.
• Clothes should not be bought except for the needs.
• Recycling should be given importance.
• Waste oil should not be poured into the sink. This causes pollution of our water resources and a decrease in usable water.
• Plants should be watered in the afternoon, not in the morning. In this way, excessive evaporation is prevented and plants need less water.
• When buying vegetables, fruits and meat products from the grocery store, needs should be taken into account. More food than needed should not be taken.

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Our "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" posters

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Our "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" documents

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II. osnovna škola Čakovec

Croatia

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Iva Naranđa

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HOW TO REDUCE OUR WATER FOOTPRINT?��a) 7th graders, poster created on the extracurricular activity, the list of the most common answers (23 worksheets)

HOW TO REDUCE OUR WATER FOOTPRINT?��b) 7th graders also used MS Excel to analyze data and present data with charts.�

HOW TO REDUCE OUR WATER FOOTPRINT?�8th graders, poster created on the extracurricular activity, the list of the most common answers (16 worksheets)

The 2021 STEM Discovery Campaign

Our activity Let's act now and reduce our water footprint! is on the map.

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Some numbers:�1) students on the Computer Science classes: 50 (7th and 8th graders, age 13 - 14)�2) students who participated in the activity Let's act now and reduce our water footprint! (submited worksheets): 39�3) students who participated in the last activity (week 4, reflection): 34

School name:

Ist Compr. Sandro Pertini Orta Nova Italy

https://www.icsandropertini-ortanova.edu.it/

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Teacher: Antonietta Cursio

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"Let's Act Now & Reduce” --Our “My Water Footprint" documents

7th grade

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Water is so important in an agricultural little town.

Adults know and children learn. Here is the summary about what students discussed:

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IS.Comp.“S. Pertini”-Orta Nova-Italy

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Teacher: Stefania Abruscio

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Our "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" documents

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School name - Palatul Copiilor Botoșani/Cercul Protecția mediului/România

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Teacher: Cecilia VICOVEANU

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BROCHURE - WATER SAVING TIPS

BROCHURE - WATER SAVING TIPS

BROCHURE - WATER SAVING TIPS

Szkoła Podstawowa im. Orła Białego w Sokołowicach, class 6a

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Teacher: Justyna Plota

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“Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" activity, class 6a

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Direct water use

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not using water to defrost food

turning off water while brushing your teeth

taking a shower instated of a bath

dropping your used tissues into the trash instead of flushing down the toilet

not letting your water run while having a shower and you wait for hot water, bring a bucket and collect it

not letting the faucet run while cleaning fruit and vegetables, rinse them in a bowl

putting a bucket under the dripping faucet and water the flowers with this water

washing our clothes less frequently, only when necessary

turning on the dishwasher only when it’s full

We tried to reduce our waterfootprint by reducing

Indirect water use

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re-using towels at home or on vacation

skipping the meat in your meal one day a week

consuming more local products

not throwing away any food - buy only those that you can eat

switching to a morning cup of tea instead of coffee. Making tea takes less water that making coffee

trying to cut down on sugar and sweets in general, it takes a lot of water to produce it

putting less sugar in the tea

TOGETHER AS A CLASS WE SAVED ABOUT 4500 LITRES OF WATER!! AMAZING!

We used the project worksheets and WAKELET to present our results.

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8th Primary School of Nea Filadelfeia, Athens Greece

Teachers: Stavroula Skiada

& Ioannis Makris

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Our worksheets...

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Our worksheets...

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Our 4 weeks actions in a poster:

• Buy local foods
• Eat less meat
• Conserve rainwater for household chores or for watering the plants
• Take shorter showers
• Use the dishwasher
• Turn off the taps when brushing your teeth

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IES Francesc Tàrrega

Vila-real, Spain

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Teacher: Irene Sanchis

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Our worksheets...

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Our worksheets

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Marijampolės Petro Armino progimnazija

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Teacher: Gražina Avižienienė

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Our "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" posters

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Our "Let's Act Now & Reduce Our Water Footprint" documents

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Escola Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, Portugal

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Teacher: Marina Hussein

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Our Posters

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Working process

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