Texas Colorado River Conservation Activities Guide
Explore water conservation activities with the Colorado River Alliance in this interactive guide. Learn about the Texas Colorado River, water usage at home, and ways to reduce water wastage. Take a pledge to conserve water and help protect our most precious resource.
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Redbud Field Trip Activity Guide Part 3 Presented by Colorado River Alliance 1
Hello from CRA! o Colorado River Alliance is a small nonprofit dedicated to educating kids like YOU about our most precious resource the Texas Colorado River! o Did you know that in Austin, 100% of your water comes from the Texas Colorado River? That s right. Every time you turn on the faucet, take a shower, or flush the toilet, that water was originally pumped from the Texas Colorado River. Use this vocab list as you go along and check off new words you learn! 2
Water Conservation Make a list of all the things you use water for at home: Indoors: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Outdoors: ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ 4
Water Conservation The average family uses about 320 gallons of water each day! How does all that water add up? Make your best guess to match the gallon amounts on the right with the water-wasting activity on the left. ___ Brushing your teeth with the tap running A. 15 gallons ___ Taking a bath with the tub full B. 2,500 gallons ___ Taking a 15-minute shower C. 4 gallons ___ Washing clothes in the washing machine D. 20 gallons ___ Washing dishes in the dishwasher E. 38 gallons ___ Watering the lawn F. 45 gallons 5
Check your answers from the previous page with the chart below. Were you surprised? How can we conserve (use less) water when doing these activities? Fill in this column with your ideas. Water WASTING Activity Gallons Used Ways I Can REDUCE Water Use Brushing teeth with the tap running Taking a bath with the bathtub full Taking a 15-minute shower 4 20 38 Washing clothes in the washing machine 45 Washing dishes in the dishwasher Watering the lawn 15 2,500 Now, let s put those ideas into action by completing the Colorado River Pledge on the next page. Post it on your fridge or somewhere else in your home to remind your family every day to conserve water! 6
Colorado River Pledge I pledge to reduce water use at home by: Turning the tap off when brushing my teeth. Taking 5 minute showers. Only filling the bath tub half way for baths. Using left over water for plants instead of pouring it down the sink. Reminding my family to only do full loads of laundry. Reminding my family to only water the lawn when the sun is down. Reminding my family to only wash full loads of dishes in the dishwasher. Other: __________________________ Signature __________________________ School We Love the Colorado River! 7
