Dragonfly Gazette

The Georgia Project WET newsletter features articles of interest to WET Teachers and Facilitators - available by email only. It includes state-specific background information for WET activities, thematic lesson plans, interviews with water professionals, and a forum for Teachers and Facilitators to share their ideas and accomplishments.

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Winter DRAGONFLY

Diving into Virtual Water

Let's look deeply into the water we use everyday.

Most people are only slightly aware of how much water they use throughout the day. In a 2014 Indiana University survey more than one thousand Americans were asked to estimate the amount of water it takes to flush the toilet, wash clothes, and other kinds of normal household uses. On average, participants underestimated their use by a full factor of two.

How accurate would you be? With Project WET activities such as Water Audit and My Water Footprint we can explore our personal water consumption in everyday life and be pretty certain how much we use.

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