Persuasive Writing

Write a persuasive letter to someone who thinks they have to drink bottled water even though the water in their city is clean.

Indigenous Perspectives on Water

Research the way Indigenous people in your region speak, write, sing about and treat water now and in the past. How is it different from how settlers have handled this important resource?

Our Responsibility to Water

Make a poster to put up in your school or home about why it’s important to save water. Tell other students and family members why we all have a responsibility to preserve it.

Desalination Experiment

On pages 20–21, the author notes that desalination is becoming more and more common in some coastal areas. Make a list of the pros and cons of desalination as a solution for the future. Try out this experiment:...

Water Filtration Experiment

The author describes the water filtration process on pages 18–19. Try doing your own experiment like this one on the National Geographic Kids website: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/books/article/water-wonders