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Water, water everywhere!Aerial view on the flooding on the Mississipi River, on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from the MS side. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.Creative Commons Licencehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/5737772377/1

Water distribution at an IDP camp, Badin, PakistanA young boy at a PDI (Participatory Development Initiative) water distribution via tankers in the city camps. Oxfam's partner (PDI) team began distributing water in about 30 temporary camps in the flood effected areas since the day people started to arrive in the cities. Creative Commons Licence: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfam/6220619162/2

I transformed the classroom for maximum impact on the children, and immersion into the theme.3

The children were asked what uses of water were luxury, and which were a necessity.4

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Out of the 100% of the worlds water only 1% is available to use, the Earths resources are finite!6We learnt how to cut down on our water usage.

The average water consumption is 160 litres per person, per day.7

We received a package from a well-known charity with an accompanying letter that included a plea...

8Researching two distant localitiesBangladeshNew OrleansFound all that we could about it from an atlas. Eg.- The population is approximately 141 300 000 peopleThat there are 2 doctors to every 10 000 peopleBangladesh borders India, China and the Indian Ocean and is in the continent of Asia. Found out all that we could about where New Orleans was, and facts about the USA, its countryIs within the continent of North AmericaN. Orleans is in the state of Louisiana That there are 28 doctors to every 10 000 people in the USA9Researching the impact of flooding caused by natural disastersBangladeshNew OrleansThe 2004 Tsunami and how it impacted on the people living in Bangladesh- We watched many YouTube clips and BBC news clips- We looked at photos of the water damageWe also learnt how a tsunami formed We discussed how Bangladesh is supported by a famous water charityHurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the devastation it left behindWe viewed more clips from YouTube, and local news clips showing people sharing their displeasure with the way government handled the disasterWe learnt how a hurricane formedWe discussed the warning systems and levee 10

Learning the children wanted to produce11ITEAL reflection of Emmas

I never knew how important water was. I never knew what a hurricane was or what made a tsunami. A tsunami is terrible.I am going to turn the tap off when I am brushing my teeth or turn it on half way. I will watch the news more.I feel sorry for countries that dont have that much water. I am shocked. It is sad.Saving water

Hurricanes

TsunamiNow I can tell other people how a hurricane forms.Reflection on the week by year 5 girl.12