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Using Water
People use water for many things. In fact, we can't live without water!
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Most importantly, we need to drink water. Living things need water or they dry out and die. Animals, including people, can go longer without food than without water. Water passing through our body systems keeps our inside parts working and in good health, and washes out impurities. Because water passes through our bodies we need to keep drinking more water. |
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We wash our bodies with water. We bath our pets in water. We clean things with water. We cook with water. |
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We water our gardens and farms. Plants are living things so they need water or they will dry out and die. |
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Some our food lives in water. Water is where many fish and other water creatures live. Plants such as seaweed grow under the water. This fisherman is checking a craypot to see if crabs or lobsters have been caught. |
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We use water to cool ourselves. We swim and play in water. We use water for recreation - people ride water skis and jet skis, and sail or drive boats of all kinds. Divers go under the sea. |
| We use water as transport for people and things to go from place to place across oceans or along a river. |  |
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Wetlands are important places in the world. They are places where the water stays on the surface and does not drain away. Wetlands help filter water, removing dirt. They help protect coastlines from erosion and the effect of storms. They can help control flooding by soaking up heavy rainfall and releasing it slowly. Many animals and birds depend on wetlands for survival. |
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Thomas & Sydenham, Using Water. [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008)
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