Hello, my name is Miss Chorekdjian.

I'm so excited to be learning with you today.

I will be guiding you through our lesson.

We're going to do some great learning together.

Let's get started.

Welcome to today's lesson from our unit called, The Water Cycle, Why is it important? Today's lesson is called Water Inequalities.

Your learning outcome will be to explain the importance of the UN Global Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation.

Some of this learning is brand new, but I'm here to help you.

This links back to previous learning you might have done about the water cycle and the processes involved in the water cycle.

You might have also thought about rainwater and how it's collected by buildings.

And you might have also thought about why water is essential to life, and identify some of the causes and consequences of people not having access to clean water.

You could have also thought about how clean water is moved to areas of the UK where there is a greater demand.

You might have also explained some reasons why we have to pay for clean water and offered your opinion about whether it's fair or not.

Here are the key words that we will be using together in today's lesson.

Before we find out what they mean, let's practise saying them together.

Resource.

Resource.

Sanitation.

Sanitation.

Global Goals.

Global Goals.

Good job everyone.

Let's find out what these keywords mean.

Resource.

A resource is anything that can be used for a human need.

Sanitation.

Sanitation systems take dirty water and other waste products away.

Global Goals.

There are 17 Global Goals created by the United Nations, also called the UN.

They are a way to work towards a better and more sustainable future.

I want you to be using these keywords throughout our lesson as well.

Let's have a look at the learning cycles that we'll be working through together today.

First, we'll think about if everyone can access clean water, and then we will move on to think about how the Global Goals help people lacking water.

Are you ready to start your learning for today? Good job, let's begin.

Water is an essential resource.

This map shows how many people in each country have access to a clean, safe water supply for daily use.

Countries where almost everyone has access to clean water are shown in dark blue.

For example, you can see I've located Brazil on the map.

So almost everyone in Brazil has access to safe, clean drinking water.

Countries where less than half have access to clean water are shown in this reddy-orange colour.

For example, Papua New Guinea.

Explore this map and see if you can name other countries where almost everyone has access to safe, clean water, and then other countries where less than half have access to safe, clean drinking water.

Pause the video now and explore this map together with a partner.

It's time for a quick check now.

You've all had a chance to explore this map together.

I'd like you to name and locate one country where most of the people can access clean water, and one country where access is very limited.

How did you get on? An example that I've selected is Norway.

Most people in Norway have access to clean water, and I know that because it's represented by this dark blue colour on the map.

Less than half of all the people in Chad have access to clean water, and I know that because it's represented by this orange colour on the map.

Well done if you are able to locate countries where almost everyone has access to clean water, and then on the other hand also locate countries where less than half of the people in that country have access to safe, clean water.

Without access to a clean, safe water supply, people can become sick from diseases that live in dirty water, and may even die if they don't have enough water to drink.

A human life needs water.

It can only survive for up to three days without safe, clean water to drink.

Here is a picture of E.

coli bacteria that can survive for a very long time in dirty water.

If you drink that dirty water, it will make you very, very sick and it might even result in people dying because of drinking that dirty water.

In countries like the UK water utility companies look after the precious resource, water.

They ensure a clean water supply to our homes and take away our wastewater.

Wastewater is what we call water that's dirty that leaves our homes once we've used it.

They are responsible for looking after all of the drains, pipes, sewers, and treatment plants.

This is called sanitation.

Having good sanitation means that clean water is sent to buildings in pipes and dirty water from toilets, sinks, and appliances is taken away in other pipes.

We can't use the same pipes because it means that that clean water will get dirty and contaminated with all of the dirty water, so we have to have separate pipes that bring the clean water to the buildings and a different set of pipes that take away the dirty water.

This keeps clean water and dirty water separated and helps us to stay healthy.

It's time for a quick check here.

This is a true or a false check, so that means you've got to think really carefully about whether this statement is true or false.

Basic sanitation is essential for human life.

Is that true or false? Pause the video now and answer that check.

How did you get on? Did you say true? It is true, basic sanitation is essential for human life.

Remember we talked about having different sets of pipes for clean water and for dirty water, so that the dirty water doesn't make that clean water dirty as well.

We've talked about bacteria living in dirty water, which makes people sick or it could even make people die as well.

Let's think about justifying this answer now.

A, sanitation keeps clean water and dirty water separated, or B, without basic sanitation, diseases spread and people can die.

Pause the video here and justify why basic sanitation is essential for human life.

How did you get on? Did you say B? Without basic sanitation, diseases spread and people can die.

That's true.

That's why sanitation is so important for human life.

Without it, we would all be drinking dirty water and we'd get very, very sick.

It's now time for task A.

What I would like you to do is to make a list of as many items you can think of that are parts of having good sanitation.

You can draw and label pictures of items if you wish.

Pause the video here and complete task A.

How did you get on with task A? Did you make a list of as many items that you could think of that are part of having good sanitation? Let's have a look at some examples.

Water supply pipes going into buildings, wastewater drains and pipes going away from buildings, sewers for wastewater, treatment for wastewater, and finally, taps, toilets, sinks, showers, and baths in our homes.

All of these examples here are parts of having a good sanitation system.

It means that clean water remains clean and dirty water is taken away and treated at a treatment plant to make sure it's safe and clean for us to use again.

Well done for completing that task.

You can give yourselves another big thumbs up.

Let's continue with our learning.

Now we're going to think about how the Global Goals help people lacking water.

The United Nations, also called the UN, is an organisation with members from countries all over the world.

Together in 2015, they made plans aimed at protecting and improving the planet.

These plans are called the Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals.

I'm sure you've heard of the Sustainable Development Goals and I'm sure your eco committee has done lots of learning and projects surrounding these goals.

There are 17 Global Goals.

They are all aimed at making the world a fairer, greener, and better place by 2030.

Global Goal number six aims to ensure that people all around the world have access to clean water and sanitation.

Today, a quarter of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water.

Remember what we've said about not having access to safe drinking water? That means that you could drink dirty water that has diseases inside it.

Diseases or bacteria that could make people really sick or even kill them.

You might have also completed some projects at school linked to Global Goal number six, Clean Water and Sanitation.

You might have made posters to encourage saving water around school, and also saving water in the staff room.

Things like making sure you turn the taps off when they're not in use, and making sure you report any leaks.

That means that if there's water dripping out of a tap, you can call someone from a water utility company to come and fix it.

Other ways you might have supported to raise awareness around Global Goal number six would be to encourage people to brush their teeth without letting the water run.

By turning off the tap when you're brushing your teeth or washing the dishes, you help save so much water before it gets wasted.

All of these little tips can be done by everyone either at home, at work, or at school to make sure that we are raising awareness of Global Goal number six, so that we all do our bit and we protect this resource.

Water is such a precious resource.

It is time to have a quick check here.

Which organisation implemented the Global Goals? A, the United Kingdom, B, the United Nations, or C, the United States? Pause the video here and complete that check.

How did you get on? Did you say B, the United Nations? That's correct.

So in 2015, the United Nations implemented the Global Goals or the Sustainable Development Goals, and they're a set of 17 goals that people from different countries work on together to ensure a greener and safer environment.

The aim for these goals are for them to be achieved by 2030.

The UN hopes to achieve Global Goal six by raising awareness of the problems caused by lack of water and sanitation, by encouraging people to use water resources more carefully and not to waste water.

What are some things that you could do at home to not waste water? Pause the video and talk with your partner.

How did you get on? Did you talk about ways that you won't waste water at home? Let's see what this pupil had to say.

"I try not to waste water at home by having showers instead of baths".

You could have also said that you turn off the tap while you're brushing your teeth so that all of that water doesn't run.

You might also use a dishwasher instead of letting the taps run while you're washing your dishes, and you might also try and save and collect rainwater to water your plants instead of using water from the mains.

These are all things that you could do to save water at home and not waste it.

It's time for another quick check here.

Match the definitions for waste water and wasting water.

The definitions are, dirty water that remains after we have done something like washing the dishes or having a bath.

The next definition is, when we use more water than we need to do something, like leaving the water running while we brush our teeth.

Pause the video and see if you can match the definitions to waste water or wasting water.

How did you get on? Were you able to match the correct definitions? So the definition of waste water is dirty water that remains after we have done something, like washing the dishes or having a bath.

And then the definition of wasting water was when we use more water than we need to do something like leaving the water running while we brush our teeth.

Well done if you were able to correctly match those definitions.

You can give yourself a big thumbs up.

It's now time for task B.

What I would like you to do is to prepare a presentation about why Global Goal 6 is important and how you can play your part to help look after the water resources.

You can do this with a learning partner or in small groups if you wish.

Once you've planned your presentation, I'd also like you to present it to each other so that you can share information and raise awareness about the importance of not wasting water.

Pause the video now and complete task B.

How did you get on with task B? Were you all able to prepare presentations about Global Goal 6, which is clean water and sanitation? Did you present your presentations to each other and think of ideas about not wasting water? Let's work through this together.

Some of the things that you could have said in your presentation would include, water is an essential resource.

Without water humans can't live.

We must look after it.

Sadly, not all people around the world have access to clean water or sanitation.

Without sanitation, people get sick easily and sometimes die.

The aim of Global Goal 6 from the United Nations is to help more people around the world access clean water and sanitation.

We can all help to achieve this Global Goal.

We should all try not to waste water whenever we can, even in small ways.

At home, we can collect rainwater and use it to water the garden in the summer.

I always turn off the tap while brushing my teeth.

You could also try taking shorter showers, and not having baths because that uses less water.

You could also get timers to help you make sure that you keep your shower to the right time so that you're not wasting water.

About four to five minutes is a good length of time to shower in.

Other things you could do is you could use a bowl to wash your dishes in or you could save all of your dirty dishes and run a dishwasher.

That means that you use a set amount of water instead of letting the tap run.

You could also do things like reporting leaks.

If you notice that some of your taps at school or in buildings like your homes have leaks or there's water dripping from the tap, you could report it so you could get people from water utility companies to come out and fix those leaks to make sure that no water is wasted.

If the water fountains are not working or if the pipes burst, again, you have to report that to make sure that that water is not wasted.

And like we've talked about, you can collect rainwater to water plants in your garden when it's really hot and sunny.

Well done everyone.

You thought really hard about water inequalities, and you've looked at countries where almost everyone has access to safe, clean water and countries where almost half of the people in that country do not have access to safe, clean water.

And you've also thought really hard of the importance of the UN Global Goal number six, clean water and sanitation.

And you've thought about ways to save water and raise awareness about it so that everyone does their bit not to waste water.

Water is such a precious resource and we need to make sure that it's not wasted so that everybody has clean, safe water to access.

We've now come to the end of our lesson, so let's go through a quick summary of all of the learning that we've completed together today.

Water is a natural resource that is essential for all life on earth.

Without water, humans can only survive for three days.

Not all countries around the world have enough water.

Not all people around the world have access to clean drinking water or sanitation.

The UN's Global Goal 6 aims for all people to have access to water and sanitation by 2030.

We can all do our part to help achieve this Global Goal by not wasting water.

Well done everyone, you've worked really hard today and you've completed some fantastic learning and presentations together.

Thank you for joining me today and for sharing your learning with me.

I'll see you next time for more geography lessons soon.

Bye-bye.