Water is an important force in our lives. It can be as gentle as a spring sun-shower or as powerful as a hurricane. All living things need water to live, but we use water for more than just survival. In this Adventure, you will learn where the water you use comes from and how to conserve it.
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Discover where the water in your home comes from.
Discuss how water can become polluted.
Share some ways you can conserve water in your home.
Discover how water in your community is treated to become safe to drink.
Discover where the water in your home comes from.
Visit a river or other body of water to learn where your drinking water comes from.
Create a poster showing the water cycle for your community.
Have a professional who works in the water treatment industry speak to the den about where water used at home comes from.
Discuss how water can become polluted.
Choose one of the following:
Cub Scouts demonstrate how pollution can enter our groundwater.
Cub Scouts learn how water can become polluted.
Cub Scouts identify which items contribute to polluting water and which will help keep water clean.
Share some ways you can conserve water in your home.
Cub Scouts learn about wasting water in their home.
Cub Scouts learn about water conservation by playing a card matching game.
Cub Scouts will find water conservation-related words in a word search puzzle.
Discover how water in your community is treated to become safe to drink.
Cub Scouts learn about filtering water by making their own water filter.
Cub Scouts learn how a backpacking water filter works.
