Are we green? Water

ARE WE GREEN?

INSTITUTO

DE ENSEÑANZA SECUNDARIA

SIERRA MINERA

WE LIVE IN LA UNIÓN IN THE

SOUTHEAST OF SPAIN

It’s a region with lack of water

NOWADAYS THE MAIN ECONOMIC

ACTIVITY IS TOURISM

UNTIL 1990 IN LA UNIÓN THE MOST

IMPORTANT ACTIVITY WAS THE MINING

INDUSTRY

ACTIVITIES

VISIT TO DESALINATION

PLANT

WE LIVE IN A REGION WITH

LACK OF WATER

Data about rains and temperature in Region of

Murcia

Year T TM Tm PP RA SN TS FG GR

2006 21.0 25.4 13.2 257.0 58 0 7 12 0

2007 20.4 24.9 12.3 287.8 56 0 8 6 0

2008 20.5 24.9 12.2 302.8 57 0 10 11 1

2009 21.1 26.0 12.2 377.9 48 0 10 9 1

2010 19.8 24.5 11.5 396.2 71 0 18 11 0

2011 20.5 25.4 12.1 216.3 42 0 15 15 0

BUT WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY

HOW DO WE GET WATER?

Reservoirs

Canals

Desalination plants

WE VISITED A DESALINATION

PLANT

The desalination is a process

which changes salty water into

fresh water.

The plant uses membranes to

desalinate, applying reverse

osmosis technology.

USE OF WATER IN

OUR SCHOOL

We have done an interview and a

survey to find out about the use

of water in our school

The results of the survey

are the following…

MY SECONDARY SCHOOL

I.E.S. SIERRA MINERA

We are 452 students.

We spend 1361 m3 in a year.

Every student spends 3 m3 in a year. Wow!

SAVING MEASURES

We have automatic

taps

We have native plants

in the garden

IMPROVEMENT MEASURES

To save water from

air conditioning

To install low

consume cisterns

COLOUR…UNDER

THE SEA

DOING ART

WITH COLOUR

OF THE SEA

WATER ANALYSIS

OF LA UNIÓN

AND

SURROUNDING AREAS

We have analyzed water from La Union and

other towns close by such as, Roche, El

Estrecho, Portmán and El Beal.

We have learnt to measure

pH, salinity, water turbidity and

dissolved oxygen

USE OF WATER AT

HOME

We are doing a survey at home

and we are analyzing the results

in maths lessons

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about these experiences in

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