Access to water in the Kumaon

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Living in the Mountains

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Objectives

Geography

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and another region.
Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

Science

To find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air). (Year 2.)

Lesson Planning

Role-play fetching water for every day tasks and begin to understand water issues for people in the Kumaon.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand that the availability of clean water is not the same for everyone around the world.
To know that access to clean water is vital for survival.

Children will:

Understand the need for access to clean water for humans and animals.
Begin to understand water access issues for people in the Kumaon and around the world.
Consider their daily water usage and compare it to those living in the Kumaon.

Planning

Provided Resources

Water access experiment
Images of people washing and praying in the river

You Will Need

Plastic cups
Buckets
Access to water

Weblinks

Water aid website from wateraid.org