A DROP IN THE BUCKET
Use the tables below to estimate the amount of water you use in an average
day. Remember to consider the number of times you perform each activity throughout the day.
* My current average water usage is:
gallons/day.
* Now add up the total for your group (family). My family's current average water usage is:
- gallons/day.
ACTIVITY
AVERAGE AMOUNT OF WATER IT USES EACH TIME
Bath
42 gallons
Shower (10 minutes)
25 gallons
Drinking water
0.5 gallens
Flushing a toilet
1.6 gallons per flush
Brushing teeth
1 gallon
Washing hands
1 gallon
Washing dishes by hand
17 gallons
Using a dishwasher
11 gallons
Washing clotnes
40 gallons per load
* Imagine your family only has five gallons of water to use a day. How would you share it? As a group, develop a plan for how you would divide your water. Include a pie graph that shows the percentages of water assigned for each activity for your family.
Conciusion question: What could you do to reduce the amount of water you use?