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Are you a water watcher

Water watchers watch,

feel and listen. They

watch for drips, theyfeel the tap is turned off

tight and they listen for

drips.

Water watchers keep

their ears and eyes open,they listen and watch for water wasting; like taps dripping,

toilets leaking or hoses left on.

The Water Watchers

Big Book

About Water

Turn offthe tap

Turn off

the hoses

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Text: Ollie Heathwood and Barbara Jensen

Line Drawings: Johanna Kempff

Cover: Angela Bettess

Written for: The Water Aware Centre Program

Rous Water Early Childhood Education Program

Copyright: Rous Water, 2006

Level 4, 218-232 Molesworth Street

LISMORE NSW 2480

Web: www.rouswater.nsw.gov.au

Date: February 2006

Is there enough water for us all

We share the rain from the clouds with all the people, plants

and animals. We share the water stored in Rocky Creek Dam

with all the people in our town and many other towns. Becausewe are sharing we need to be careful with our water use. Not

spilling, not wasting but watching carefully how we use our

water and making sure there is enough for us all and our

environment.

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Where does water come from

Water drops fall as rain from

clouds. Rain plops on roofs, swirling

into gutters, disappearing down thepipes. Mountains and hills catch the

rain. It runs along gullies into dams

and lakes. Water flows downhill

into creeks and rivers, then out to sea. Finally the hot sun

sucks water into the sky. Invisible water vapour rises up and

forms into new clouds, soon it will rain again.

Where does water we use come from

Our water is stored in Rocky Creek

Dam. This water is pumped to a

factory near the dam, where it istested and cleaned. Then clean

drinking water flows through

underground pipes bringing it into

everybodys homes and to our Centre. When we want to use

water we just turn on the tap and out it runs.

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Who needs water

Water is life, all living things need water. People need water.

We drink it, we grow food with it. We use water for cooking,

cleaning and washing. Plants and animals need water too.Water helps plants grow. Animals drink and wash with water.

Many plants and animals live in the water.

What is water

Water is liquid, pour a glass to

drink. Water is a solid, frozen ice,

cold in the fridge. Water is a gas,hot and steaming from a boiling

kettle.