SAVING WATERBy Sasha Meek, Kayla Krepelka

& Sarah-Kate Bergstedt

All of the worlds resources are slowly being used up and wasted, especially water. So we constructed a survey of our local community to prove that a lot of water was being wasted every day.

We decided to survey 30 people above the age of 13 so that we got information from a variety of different people, making our results more reliable.

INTRODUCTION

How many people live in your house?

We asked this question to determine the average number of people per family, so we could expect a little or a lot of water being used.

The average number of people per house was 4.

QUESTION 1

Do you wash dishes by hand, rather than using a dishwasher?

We found out that a small majority of people washed dishes by hand rather than using a dishwasher. This shows us that a small majority of people are using more and wasting more water than if they used a dishwasher.

QUESTION 2

Question 2

People who wash dishes by hand.People who use a dishwasher.

Do you use a shower or a bath?

We found out that the majority of people used a shower, which is good since showers use less water than baths.

QUESTION 3

Question 3

People who use a shower.

People who use a bath.

Do you have a large garden?

Only a few people had a big garden which uses lots of water to tend, so this question was successful since a large majority did not have one.

QUESTION 4

Question 4

People who have a large garden.

People who don’t have a large gar-den.

Do you have a large pool?

To have a large pool you use a lot of water to refill and service it. So this question was successful since a lot of people didn't have one.

QUESTION 5

Question 5

People who have a large pool.

People who don’t have a large pool.

When brushing your teeth, or using the tap, do you leave the tap running while busy?

A large majority of people didn't do this, and this saves water.

QUESTION 6

Question 6People who leave the tap running.People who turn the tap off.

Do you have a system in your house with collects or conserves water?

We were disappointed with these results since only a very small amount of people had a water collecting system.

QUESTION 7

Question 7People with a water collect-ing system.People without a water col-lecting system.

In your opinion are you good with water and try not to waste it?

This question was successful as the majority of people thought they had water saving skills.

QUESTION 8

Question 8

People who try not to waste water.

How often per week do you do a full clothes wash?

Most people only did 1 or 2 clothes washes a week, which is good and doesn’t use too much water.

QUESTION 9

Question 9

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How many bathrooms so you have in your house?

This question was was successful as most people had 1 or 2 bathrooms and this saves a lot of water.

QUESTION 10

Question 10

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Our group was very surprised with our results because out of 10 questions, 7 were good answers for saving water.

We had thought that people were wasting too much water in our community, but after compiling our results in to a graph, we learnt that the St Cyprians community is very active in saving water.

We had of fun with this project and it taught us who to construct and reflect on a survey.

CONCLUSION

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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