Duxter's Life Story Where do we get our water? Where does it go? Puzzles / Coloring Activities / Resources Teacher Resources

Do you know how much water it takes to do day-to-day activities around the house?
See if you can find the right answers for these!
Just match up the letter for each one with the right number that
tells how many gallons of water are used for each "task".


Washing machines use ____ gallons
of water for large load size.

A 6-minute shower uses
about ____ gallons of water.

Each flush of the toilet may
use ____ gallons of water.

Brushing teeth usually takes
about ____ gallon of water.

Leaks inside a toilet can waste
up to ____ gallons of water daily.

A running faucet uses about
____ gallons of water per minute.

Answers:
1. 39
2. 40
3. 1
4. 12
5. 200
6. 1-2
7. 6

Dishwashers typically
use ____ gallons per run.
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How can you take the lead in
Water Conservation?
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Parents: We encourage you to visit this website with your children, color the pages, complete the puzzles. You will come away having taught your children and yourselves important lessons about our valuable water resource!
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