20 Things I didn't Know About Water!

Reflection:

1. Water is everywhere but only 1% of it is drinkable. I find this interesting and new because I thought there was a lot more water that can be used. Normally I don't care how long I shower but now I will take shorter ones because we are running out of drinkable water.

2.The Water Recovery System can turn 93% of an astronauts perspiration and urine into water. I found this interesting but not new because now there is an efficient way to turn human sweat and urine into water and re-use it. This isn't new to me because many survival movies show how you can re-use the water your body gives you. Those bring little and poisonous water but the Water Recovery System is not and brings extensive amounts.

3. You can make your own water by mixing hydrogen and oxygen in a container and adding a spark. This is new and interesting to me because I thought water was made naturally. In the worst case scenario humans will be forced to make their own water. Hopefully that won't happen but now I know how to. 

4. Plant GJ 1214 which orbits a red dwarf star is made entirely of water. This is new to me and interesting because didn't people say Earth was the only planet with water? Apparently not because this planet does. If we do run out of water at least we have a back up planet to help us survive. 

5. Life may have started in a comet because comets are said to have water in them. This is new and interesting to me because many people have theories about how life started. This one makes sense. Since comets travel a lot there is a possibility that life started in them. This could also mean there is more life than us because there are a lot of comets?

Online Facts:

1. Several types of cancer can be attributed to the presence of toxic materials in drinking water. This is interesting and new because we can make our selves get sick if we don't start doing something with out water. Many people die from cancer and it would be horrible if we all get it. We HAVE to start doing something...

Site: http://www.allaboutwater.org/water-filter.html 

2. Every 20 seconds a child dies from a water related disease. This is interesting but not new to me because it is such a short time for someone to die. I can't believe every 20 seconds someone dies. What if that was me? This shows that people should really start taking care of water. This isn't new because in South Africa everyday people would remind the citizens to save water and donate money to save these poor people who are sick or have no water.

Site: http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts/

3. A person can't live without water for a week but can live without food for about a month. This is interesting but not really new because I found out earlier that people can't live without water for a week. This is interesting because without water we won't have food so it doesn't matter if we don't have food we still won't survive without water which leads us back to the topic of saving water.

Site: http://www.njawwa.org/kidsweb/waterfacts/waterfacts.htm

4. Over 90% of the world's supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica. This is new is new and interesting to me because I didn't know that much water came from Antarctica. If we keep on polluting, our water will start to disappear and we won't have any more sources to drink from.
Site: http://www.lenntech.com/water-trivia-facts.htm
5. If the worlds  water supply were only 100 litres, our usable amount of fresh water would be only about 0.003 of a litre, enough to fill half a teaspoon. This is really interesting and worrying to me because our fresh water supply is really low. This should be put up on billboards for people to see and start doing something to save our water.
Site:http://www.aqwest.wa.gov.au/Schools/WaterFacts.aspx

This article relates to the move we watched Blue Gold by speaking and showing the importance of keeping our fresh water supply safe and sound. Both express what a world without water would like in a dramatic way. Without water there will be no future and everything would be lifeless so it's time to take a stand and do something about it...