Week 22 · Axis 3, Chapter 3 Life Along the Nile (B) · 3 lessons
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Saving water and electricity
Discover P2 Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 3
GoalName ways to save water and electricity at home, and technology that helps.
New words
conserve · to use carefully so that nothing is wastedelectricity · energy that makes lights, fans and fridges worksolar panel · a panel that uses sunlight to make electricity
Explanation
Water and electricity are precious, so we conserve them. To save water, we turn off the tap while we brush our teeth, take short showers, and tell a grown-up about a dripping tap. To save electricity, we switch off lights and fans when nobody is in the room, and we open the curtains in the daytime to use daylight. Technology helps too. Special light bulbs use less electricity. Solar panels use sunlight to make electricity, and Egypt has a lot of sun. Recycling plastic bottles also helps the environment. Children never touch sockets or wires. A grown-up does that.
Worked examples
Marwan turns off the tap while he brushes his teeth. The water does not run for no reason.
Salma switches off the light and the fan when she leaves her room.
A solar panel uses sunlight to make electricity for a house.
Class activity
Saving hunt. Walk round your home with a grown-up. Find five places where water is used and five where electricity is used. Make a table: where, and how we can save. Choose one idea and try it for a week. Stay away from sockets and wires.
Practice
1
Say one way to save water.
For example: turn off the tap while brushing teeth.
2
Say one way to save electricity.
For example: switch off the light when you leave a room.
