• All living things need water : More than half of all animals and plants live in water. The human body is two-thirds water. A human can live for more than a month without food, but only for a few days without water. Water is necessary for most of the biochemical reactions that occur in all living things.
• Our water supply is limited : 80% of the Earth is covered with water but only one 1% is fresh water that humans can use. Water can't be created.
• Water is needed to grow crops for food : Water is used in photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight into carbohydrates. Irrigation uses 39% of our water supply, that is six times more than all other industries.
• Water is important for generating power : Almost 40% of our freshwater supply is used for generating hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power makes up 11% of the United States total power supply.
• Water is important for RECREATION : People use water for swimming, boating, surfing, water skiing and other activities.

How?

How did we come out with this Learning Issue? Simple. Just think on the water wasted everyday in our daily lives. Look at your family. How did they waste water? By leaving the tap on, using it for fun, polluting water in ponds and many others. Thinking about these things will come about questions which need answers. One of the questions that was mentioned earlier: Why is water important?

Why?

Why did we pick this Learning Issue? Why? It is because this is the first question that will come in mind. If we do not think of this question, we cannot act. We do not know how important water is. Some people do not know how important water is. We need to find out why.

Water is very important and we need to find out what is it important for. Forget about other questions. Just think about this one: Why is water important? We will surely find the answer to this questions so do you..

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