From http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu, follow the links to find the answers to the following questions. (Hint: The Water-Use Info, Water Q&A, and Activity Center links will be most helpful!) Use this activity as a scavenger hunt with the student finding all of the answers winning a prize.

1. What is the total amount of water (in gallons per day) used by your state?
2. How much water per day is used by your state for irrigation?
3. Approximately how much water does each person use at home per day?
4. Is more water used each day by taking showers, taking baths, or flushing toilets?
5. How many gallons of water per year does 1 leaky faucet in 1 home waste if it drips 5 times/minute?
6. If 500 homes in your community each have 1 leaky faucet that drips 3 times/minute, how much water is wasted per year?
7. What is most of the freshwater in the United States used for?
8. Which state uses the most water?
9. How much water does it take to make a hamburger?

This activity is available as an Adobe PDF.

Introduction

• Why Water
• Personal Water Use Survey
• Sand and Surf
• All the Water in the World
• What's Water Made Of?
• Water Cycle Game
• Water Use Internet Sites
• Common Water
• Water Works
• Water Video
• Vocabulary List