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Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5)

Unit 11: Water
Section 5: Who owns water? Who pays for water? What jobs are involved in providing our water?

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • about a land use issue
  • about jobs in a settlement
  • about the environmental impact of a local activity

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Ask the children to label selected items with the name of their owner, eg scissors, felt pens, personal items, litter, jugs of clean and dirty water.
  • Discuss with the children water bills and the breakdown of costs, how a water company can own water, whether water belongs to everybody, and who owns rain.
  • Ask the children to use secondary sources to find out about the work of aid agencies in water provision in less economically developed countries and how building wells in farming areas can affect the local environment.
  • understand the difficulties associated with the notion of owning water
  • know about aid agencies' work on water provision in less economically developed countries

Points to note

World of work: learning about the jobs connected with water supply and water distribution at home and overseas.

Sections in this unit

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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Where can we find water locally? Where can we find water in the world?
2. How does water get to where it is needed?
3. Who uses water? What do they use it for?
4. Is all water usable? How can water be made usable?
5. Who owns water? Who pays for water? What jobs are involved in providing our water?
6. General