Water and Environment

The teacher resources in this collection raise student awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water.

The PK-2 Water and Sanitation unit has been featured in an article in Social Studies and the Young Learner, published by the National Council for the Social Studies.

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Activity Sheet: Water (6-8) This Water Activity Sheet, designed for students from 6th to 8th grades, provides students with... Water Activity Sheet (6-8) 6-8 Water Activity Sheet (6-8) Activity Sheet: Water (6-8) This Water Activity Sheet, designed for students from 6th to 8th grades, provides students with background information on the world water crisis and how they can make a difference.	Climate Change, Children and Youth The resources, created by UNICEF Canada, provide an overview of the issue of climate change, and... Climate Change, Children and Youth 9-12 Climate Change, Children and Youth Climate Change, Children and Youth The resources, created by UNICEF Canada, provide an overview of the issue of climate change, and how it might affect youth.
Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 3-5 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing... Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 3-5 3-5 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 3-5 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 3-5 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation facilities and explore how organizations, agencies and individuals are working to address the problems.	Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 6-8 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing... Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 6-8 6-8 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 6-8 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 6-8 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation facilities and explore how organizations, agencies and individuals are working to address the problems.
Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 9-12 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing... Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 9-12 9-12 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 9-12 Full Unit: Water and Sanitation 9-12 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation facilities and explore how organizations, agencies and individuals are working to address the problems.	Full Unit: Water and Sanitation PK-2 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing... water_and_sanitation_prek_to_2.pdf PK-2 water_and_sanitation_prek_to_2.pdf Full Unit: Water and Sanitation PK-2 The lesson plans in this unit are intended to raise students’ awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation facilities and explore how organizations, agencies and individuals are working to address the problems.

Children's Climate Change Forum Declaration In December of 2009, youth gathered in Copenhagen Denmark to address the issue of climate change... Children's Climate Change Forum Declaration 6-8 9-12 Children's Climate Change Forum Declaration Children's Climate Change Forum Declaration In December of 2009, youth gathered in Copenhagen Denmark to address the issue of climate change. The forum released this declaration, demanding action from world leaders on an issue of great importance to future generations.	Combating Cholera Learn about how UNICEF is helping to combat cholera, a deadly waterborne disease, in Guinea-... Combating Cholera 6-8 9-12 Combating Cholera Combating Cholera Learn about how UNICEF is helping to combat cholera, a deadly waterborne disease, in Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.
Drop by Drop: First Graders Learn about Water, Sanitation, and Conservation This Water and Sanitation unit was recently featured in an article in "Social Studies and the... Drop by Drop: First Graders Learn about Water, Sanitation, and Conservation 9-12 Drop by Drop: First Graders Learn about Water, Sanitation, and Conservation Drop by Drop: First Graders Learn about Water, Sanitation, and Conservation This Water and Sanitation unit was recently featured in an article in "Social Studies and the Young Learner", published by the National Council on Social Studies. Read the article here.	Indonesia's Little Doctors In Indonesia, youth are helping to educate their local community about the importance of health... Indonesia's Little Doctors 6-8 Indonesia's Little Doctors Indonesia's Little Doctors In Indonesia, youth are helping to educate their local community about the importance of health, sanitation and hygiene.
Mozambique: Children Lead the Way In Mozambique, young people are transforming dark and dirty schools into healthy, inviting... Mozambique: Children Lead the Way 3-5 6-8 9-12 Mozambique: Children Lead the Way Mozambique: Children Lead the Way In Mozambique, young people are transforming dark and dirty schools into healthy, inviting places of learning.	Nepal: Community Partnerships Read about how community health partnerships in Nepal are helping to improve, water, sanitation... Nepal: Community Partnerships 9-12 Nepal: Community Partnerships Nepal: Community Partnerships Read about how community health partnerships in Nepal are helping to improve, water, sanitation and health.

Child Rights and Climate Change: Your World, Your Voice, Your Future! As a follow-up to the Copenhagen Children’s Climate Forum in December 2009, young people, many... 6-8 9-12 Child Rights and Climate Change: Your World, Your Voice, Your Future! As a follow-up to the Copenhagen Children’s Climate Forum in December 2009, young people, many of whom participated in the Climate Summit, implement their own projects combating climate change in their home countries. Download	Clean and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in Chad Clean water has been in short supply in some of the poorer neighborhoods of N'Djamena, Chad. A... 6-8 9-12 Clean and Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in Chad Clean water has been in short supply in some of the poorer neighborhoods of N'Djamena, Chad. A UNICEF-supported program has helped build seven solar-powered water points, now managed by the communities. Read more at http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/chad_61754.html. Download
Climate Change A changing global environment creates challenges in the form of drought, floods and disasters.... 6-8 9-12 Climate Change A changing global environment creates challenges in the form of drought, floods and disasters. Children are especially vulnerable to the future effects of climate change. Watch this video to learn more. Download	In Ethiopia, UNICEF Helps Meet Water Supply Challenges in Drought-Prone District UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports how one girl's access to education is threatened by... 3-5 6-8 9-12 In Ethiopia, UNICEF Helps Meet Water Supply Challenges in Drought-Prone District UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports how one girl's access to education is threatened by lack of water in the drought-affected Tigray region of Ethiopia. Download
Kids you are helping by Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF—Rosie Bell in Nicaragua Almost 800 million people around the... 3-5 6-8 9-12 Kids you are helping by Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF—Rosie Bell in Nicaragua Almost 800 million people around the world don't have access to clean, safe water including one third of the people living in Nicaragua's country side. Until recently 12 year old, Rosie Bell used to get up at the crack of dawn and walk a mile and a half to fetch water for her family from a creek. Despite all this effort the water was unclean and dirty. Consuming the unclean water caused a nearly fatal case of cholera for Rosie's younger brother. UNICEF has installed a solar powered water pump and filtration system for a new well in this Nicaraguan community. The new well provides pure clean water that is pumped directly into households. Rosie Bell and other kids are now safe from contracting fatal water borne diseases. Rosie Bell no longer has to take the daily long walk and can attend school. Download	Refugees Flee Somalia to Escape Effects of Drought Refugees who have fled Somalia to escape drought, face hardships at refugee camps in Kenya. More... 6-8 9-12 Refugees Flee Somalia to Escape Effects of Drought Refugees who have fled Somalia to escape drought, face hardships at refugee camps in Kenya. More than 44,000 new refugees have arrived in the past few months seeking better access to water and nutrition. Download

Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop Thousands of people died in Zimbabwe’s 2009 cholera outbreak. Poor access to clean water and... 6-8 9-12 You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop 2009_cholera_zimbabwe_Nigelstory.mp3 Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Thousands of people died in Zimbabwe’s 2009 cholera outbreak. Poor access to clean water and sanitation is a leading cause of cholera.	In the Face of Worst Outbreak in Decades, Children in Cameroon Learn to Fight Cholera You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop Educating school children and young people about cholera and other waterborne diseases is at the... 6-8 9-12 You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop ur9322_cameroon_cholera_128.mp3 In the Face of Worst Outbreak in Decades, Children in Cameroon Learn to Fight Cholera Educating school children and young people about cholera and other waterborne diseases is at the heart of a new campaign, ‘My School Without Cholera’, launched by the government across Cameroon’s three northern regions and supported by UNICEF and other partners, including the private sector. At the recording of this podcast in 2010, the country was facing the worst cholera outbreak in over 20 years. With more than 7,000 cases and some 500 deaths, the need to promote essential hygiene and sanitation practices with clear information is urgent. (http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/cameroon_56562.html)
What Does Achieving the Water MDG Mean for School Children? You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop UNICEF and the World Health Organization recently announced that the world had met the... 9-12 You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop 10705_nycwashinschoolsbsbpodcast55.mp3 What Does Achieving the Water MDG Mean for School Children? UNICEF and the World Health Organization recently announced that the world had met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well ahead of the 2015 deadline. In the lead-up to World Water Day on March 22, UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke spoke with Murat Sahin, UNICEF advisor on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools initiative, and Alexander Schratz, the Executive Director of Fit for School, a Philippines-based non-governmental organization, about how much progress has been made and what this means for children. For more information, see http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/what-does-achieving-the-water-mdg-mean-for-school-children/.	Youth Delegates at Zambian Climate Conference Take Lessons Home to Their Communities You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop Zambian Children's Climate Conference youth delegate Stan Lengwe, 16, talks about helping his... 6-8 9-12 You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop Zambia_climate_conf_stan.mp3 Youth Delegates at Zambian Climate Conference Take Lessons Home to Their Communities Zambian Children's Climate Conference youth delegate Stan Lengwe, 16, talks about helping his neighbors understand the importance of a clean environment.
Youth-Generated Solutions to Climate Change You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop Young people present policy solutions on the issue of Climate Change to world leaders at the... 6-8 9-12 You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. Play Stop 12_2009__YouthClimate_podcast.mp3 Youth-Generated Solutions to Climate Change Young people present policy solutions on the issue of Climate Change to world leaders at the United Nations.

Water and Environment

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Update on the MDGs - Access to Water and Sanitation

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Photoessay - West and Central Africa's Water and Sanitation Crisis

UNICEF Voices of Youth - Environment Forum

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