How do communities deal with the scarcity of water? Aqueducts, desalination, or recycling urine, are a few examples discussed in a video that focuses on the importance of water conservation.

Concepts

scarcity, natural resources, water, freshwater, water conservation, desalination, drinking water

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• After viewing, have student groups research the different ways to clean water, create a visual representation of the methods, and present their findings to the class

Classroom Considerations

• The 20th in a series of 22 videos that discuss Earth's spheres and natural resources
• Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
• An investigation explores techniques that early Romans used to bring clean freshwater to Rome from the springs in mountiains

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Designed for Next Generation Science Standards
• The episode offers ways individuals can conserve water

Cons

• None