Waterverbruik onder de aandacht op school
De watervoetafdruk
Wist je dat voeding in België een grote hap uit onze watervoetafdruk neemt? Gemiddeld heeft een Belg een watervoetafdruk van zo'n 7.400 liter per dag. 47% daarvan gaat naar voeding! We kunnen echter perfect gezond én heerlijk eten met een kleine(re) watervoetafdruk. Niet voor alle voedingsmiddelen is immers evenveel water nodig. Voor vlees is er bijvoorbeeld veel water nodig, maar voor veel groenten- en fruitsoorten is dat niet het geval.
Red water en bossen!
Door meer plantaardig te eten, kunnen we onze watervoetafdruk aanzienlijk verkleinen. Maar ook voor bossen is minder vlees en meer plantaardig eten goed. Zo is er minder houtkap nodig voor het aanplanten van gewassen voor veevoer. En bossen helpen op hun beurt de watercyclus in evenwicht te houden.
Wereldwaterdag
Zet 22 maart alvast in je kalender en save the date! Want dan vieren we samen feest met #wereldwaterdag@school. Ontdek de campagne op www.wereldwaterdagatschool.be.
Deze themapagina werd samengesteld door KlasCement in samenwerking met GoodPlanet, Bos+ en Join For Water, met steun van Lago, MOS en Hidrodoe.
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Water in industry
Without water there are no factories. Complete this exercise:
- cogeneration plant;
- water consumption in Belgium by sector;
- average tap water consumption of families in Flanders;
- electricity from hydropower;
- irrigation in agriculture.
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World Water Day@school 2024: Educational package
In the context of World Water Day@school on March 22, 2024, Goodplanet and Join For Water developed the educational project: 'Pip a tile and let it penetrate'
Get started with water research with your class. Examine the playground through blue-green …
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology
Scientific website on which DIY activities, online educational games and educational videos can be found. Fourteen areas of science are covered, including biodiversity, brain, genetics, marine biology, microbiology, paleontology, zoology, …
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The impact of groundwater extraction on vegetation: Syllabus and assignments
The students carry out a project and learn about desiccation and the impact on groundwater-dependent vegetation. The physical principles of groundwater flow are discussed. The package also includes exercises in the online GIS portals Geopunt and …
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Water facts
Using numerical data, concrete examples and animations, this video addresses the overconsumption of water.
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Do we really have a shortage of groundwater?
We have a problem in Belgium (and certainly in Flanders): there is too little water in our soil. Out of 164 countries, Belgium ranks 23rd in the "high water scarcity" category. Yes, even now, after months of rain! “How in God's name is that …
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Sewage treatment plant summary
In this last video of the five-part series on water purification, you will learn how the purification process works based on a summary of the four previous videos.
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Final settlement of the water purification process
In this fourth video of the five-part series on water purification you will find out how the final settling of the water purification process works.
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Introduction to Aquafin
This is the first video in the five-part series on water purification. In this excerpt you will be introduced to Aquafin and find out what the company does.
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Become a WaterWise class or school: Traject
Become a WaterWise class or school from September 2024. Take up the challenge together to teach students to make sustainable choices and thus reduce their water footprint at school in terms of food, clothing, paper, direct water... This is how we …
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Save the forest, save the water: World Water Day educational package
With this educational package you can reflect on the importance of water. Forests play an important role in the water cycle. They capture it, evaporate it, purify water, slow it down and thus ensure less flooding and erosion, moist air, cooling of …
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Waste: How long before it breaks down in the sea?
This flyer shows the estimated decomposition times of different types of marine litter.
Marine litter is a global problem that is getting bigger and bigger. Every year, an average of eight million tons of plastic waste ends up in the sea worldwide, or …
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