Water and Sanitation

This collection of resources addresses water and sanitation. The units, lesson plans, multimedia, and stories in this collection 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.

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Activity Sheet: You're Tapped In - The Global Water Crisis This activity sheet provides an overview of the global water crises, and tests student... You're Tapped In: A Worksheet on the Global Water Crisis 3-5 You're Tapped In: A Worksheet on the Global Water Crisis Activity Sheet: You're Tapped In - The Global Water Crisis This activity sheet provides an overview of the global water crises, and tests student comprehension. The worksheet is an excellent connection the the UNICEF Tap Project	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.
Lesson 1: The Big Picture Students will: 1) Become aware of the centrality of water and sanitation in our daily lives. 2)... Lesson 1: The Big Picture 9-12 Lesson 1: The Big Picture Lesson 1: The Big Picture Students will: 1) Become aware of the centrality of water and sanitation in our daily lives. 2) Become familiar with the challenges facing people without ready access to safe water and sanitation. 3) Discuss the work UNICEF is doing to bring water, sanitation, and hygiene to children.	Lesson 1: The Big Picture Students will: 1) Become aware of the centrality of water and sanitation in our daily lives. 2)... Lesson 1: The Big Picture 6-8 Lesson 1: The Big Picture Lesson 1: The Big Picture Students will: 1) Become aware of the centrality of water and sanitation in our daily lives. 2) Become familiar with the challenges facing people without ready access to safe water and sanitation. 3) Discuss and better understand the work UNICEF is doing to bring water, sanitation, and hygiene to children.

Combating Cholera Learn about how UNICEF is helping to combat cholera, a deadly waterborne disease, in Guinea-Bissau... Combating_Cholera.pdf 6-8 9-12 Combating_Cholera.pdf Combating Cholera Learn about how UNICEF is helping to combat cholera, a deadly waterborne disease, in Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.	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 places... 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 and... 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.
Real Lives: Angola Growing up Fatima needed to collect water for her family every day, and the trek to water was made... Real Lives: Angola, Africa 3-5 6-8 9-12 Real Lives: Angola, Africa Real Lives: Angola Growing up Fatima needed to collect water for her family every day, and the trek to water was made treacherous by crocodiles lurking about. Fatima and her family faced a bigger danger than crocodiles - waterborne disease.	Real Lives: Nicaragua Volunteers have helped make Piedras Grandes Nicaragua a safer place to live and have educated the... Real Lives: Nicaragua 6-8 Real Lives: Nicaragua Real Lives: Nicaragua Volunteers have helped make Piedras Grandes Nicaragua a safer place to live and have educated the community about water and sanitation.

Background Video on Haiti Learn about some of the challenges facing Haiti, deforestation, poverty, flooding and natural... 6-8 9-12 Background Video on Haiti Learn about some of the challenges facing Haiti, deforestation, poverty, flooding and natural disasters, even before the devastating January, 2010 earthquake struck. Download	The One Minutes Jr: Save Water! This youth generated video highlights the issue of water conservation. 3-5 6-8 9-12 The One Minutes Jr: Save Water! This youth generated video highlights the issue of water conservation. Download
UNICEF Tap Project The UNICEF Tap Project is a way for youth to help combat the world water crisis in their own... 3-5 6-8 9-12 UNICEF Tap Project The UNICEF Tap Project is a way for youth to help combat the world water crisis in their own communities. Learn more by watching this video. Download	Youth Activism: Doly's Story Learn about Doly, a teenager from Bangladesh who teaches her community about safe hygiene practices. 6-8 9-12 Youth Activism: Doly's Story Learn about Doly, a teenager from Bangladesh who teaches her community about safe hygiene practices. Download