1. 5th Grade Water in San Diego
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5th grade
Contact: Sandra J. Lebrón #125
Education Coordinator
San Diego Coastkeeper®

2. San Diego Water Story
Review with students: Where Does San Diego Water Come From?
85% comes from imported sources (Colorado River and San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta).
15% comes from local sources (rain and rivers.)

3. 5th Grade Water in San Diego
Why We Need to Conserve Water?
comparison of lakes

4. 5th Grade Water in San Diego
Why We Need to Conserve Water?
What about the snow pack?

5.
CA maps July 2011 and July 2015.
Compare the drought severity on each.

6. How many gallons of water does a leaking faucet waste?
One home with one faucet that leaks 3 drips per minute could waste 104 gallons of water annually <
Other drip calculator:
104 gallons of water wasted annually…

7. Water Bottle= Water Waste+
How many liters of water are need it to make every one-liter bottle of water? It takes 3L of water to make every one-liter bottle of water.
3L= 1L

8. In the bathroom I save _____gallons of water by_________.
Pick one activity (illustration) and research how much water you can save in each by taking conservation measures. Write a water conservation message for each.
In the bathroom I save _____gallons of water by_________.

9. In the bathroom I save _____gallons of water by_________.
Pick one activity (illustration) and research how much water you can save in each by taking conservation measures. Write a water conservation message for each.
In the bathroom I save _____gallons of water by_________.

10. In the kitchen I save _____gallons of water by_________.
Pick one activity (illustration) and research how much water you can save in each by taking conservation measures. Write a water conservation message for each.
In the kitchen I save _____gallons of water by_________.

11. When I do my laundry I save ________ gallons of water by __________.
Pick one activity (illustration) and research how much water you can save in each by taking conservation measures. Write a water conservation message for each.
When I do my laundry I save ________ gallons of water by __________.

12. Students Project “Stop Water Waste”
Students check their faucets for leaks at school or home.
Students conduct online research about how much water is wasted due to leaks and other non water wise practices.
Present the information they found in a Public Service Announcement to educate others.
Publish their PSA’s at school, community, social media, or blog posts for an environmental organization.You can make an infographic, poster, video, song, anything to promote water conservation practices!
Websites with more water conservation information:
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City of San Diego Water Conservation Program (619)

13. 5th Grade Lesson: Water Conservation
PSA made by HTH Explorer Elementary 3rd grade students June 2015.

14. Lesson: Water Conservation
Water Math
For the Family Use Activity we will use the following changes to the gallons to mL conversions :
10 gal= 10 mL
The real conversion from gallons to mL will be:
Gallons to Liter:
10 gal= ? L
10 gal * 3.785L= L
2. Liter to mL
37.8L to mL
mL= L *1000
= _____mL
Conversions
1 gal= L
1L= gal
1L=1000mL
37.85 L=37850 mL.
For the Family Use Activity we will use the following changes to the gallons to mL conversions :
10 gal= 10 mL
Use worksheets 3-7 for Family use activity and student worksheet available at
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15. Water Math
At the end of the activity students will calculate how gallons they actually use. Set a goal for water conservation and find out who was able to use water efficiently.
1 Liter

16. Water Math Activity Gallons (gal) Liters (L) milliliters (mL) *
Drinking
0.5
Toilet flush 5
*Brushing teeth
3,780
Shower
75.6
Washing car
100
Watering Yard
680.4
Complete the conversions and find out how many gallons or liters we waste doing each activity.

17. Read, write, share!
Research more facts about how much freshwater is available for drinking and how much is use to produce our food and other things.
A Freshwater Story Source: National Geographic. freshwater-101-interactive/
How much water do you use everyday? Research more about your water use and ways to conserve water everyday. Compare your water use at home with the average american household.
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Research how the drought is related to climate change? How is affecting different parts of the ecosystems?
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Evaluation- revise students PSAs and writing pieces about water conservation.