PDF chapter test TRY NOW
List all the activities for which you use water in a day. Some activities are listed in table. Make a similar table in your notebook.
Activity | Amount of water used |
Drinking | |
Brushing | |
Bathing | |
Washing utensils | |
Washing clothes | |
Toilets | |
Cleaning floor | |
Any other | |
Total water used in a day by a family |
Throughout the day, measure the amount of water used for each activity by you and other family members. You may use a mug, a glass, a bucket or any other container to measure the amount of water used.
Can you estimate the amount of water used by you for personal cleanliness in a day. Using this information, calculate the amount of water needed by your family in a year.
Important!
This is a project-based exercise. Write the answer in a sheet and compare it with the solution given below.