Provision of water in the UK

• READY TO TEACH (LESSON 3/11 - RESOURCES).

This lesson requires the use of the blue AQA Oxford textbook.

Show newspaper article, pupils must guess the main content of the lesson based upon the local issue highlighted. Explore with pupils the amount of water available for human consumption in the world today (slide 2). Discuss the section of the syllabus taught during today’s lesson. Class discussion, examine the reasons for why water demand in the UK is increasing (slide 5). Explain how water is consumed within the UK household. Pupils make a note of the key terms in their book (slide 7) before using Figure 1 to answer the GCSE question. A structured answer is given on slide 8 for guidance to pupils. Watch the clip ‘Is the UK heading for a water crisis?’ Pupils create a spider diagram in their book, listing ways in which water can be conserved in the UK. Recap ideas, pupils may add more detail to their spider diagram from slide 10 and feedback given from others in class. Discuss with pupils the concept of water transfer, with reference to the Kielder water transfer scheme (slide 12). Explore the role of the Environment Agency in terms of how they manage water quality. Discuss the causes of water pollution (slide 14). A creative homework task set which involves pupils being self-reflective of their water usage over the forthcoming days, findings are to be discussed in class.