Remake of What’s Up@OPERA - What’s Your Take? (August 2022) - Water Conservation in Singapore by Opera Estate Primary https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2 Response to article, "Girl with a mission in India" (Page 8 and 9) en-us 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC 2026-01-02 12:20:48 UTC hello@padlet.com AMELIA D'ARCY MCINALLY - 5 CARING operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165461 On page 8 there was an article about how an Indian girl formed a group that reached out to many restaurants in order to get them to only serve half a glass of water to customers instead of a full glass as to save water. I think that is very inspiring as not many people can have the courage to do that. If there is a water shortage in Singapore in the future, we would be deeply affected by it as we never had to care about these types of things. This is the exact reason why we should adopt good water-saving habits such as; remember to turn off the tap whilst brushing your teeth. 

Remember, every little step counts toward a goal. Please help save water everyone!!]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165461 Isha Chaudhury - 6 Integrity operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165463     Water shortage is not a problem that everyone pays attention to. However this year, many countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, India and many more countries are facing floods and droughts this year. 
     In Singapore, we have access to clean water and sometimes we take it for granted. Do we ever spare a thought for people who suffer every day for clean water? 
     On page 8, the article mentioned about a girl named Garvita Gulhati who set out on a brave mission to save water in her home country. I think this is a very inspiring act for us to respond to. All of us do not have to go out of our way and do something big like  Garvita Gulhati, yet all of us can play a part to reduce water wastage.
         What can we do at home? We can take shorter showers by reducing our shower time by 1 minute every day of we can wash dishes in a tub instead of washing them over running water. We can use a cloth and pail to wash our cars instead of using a hose. We can  turn off the tap whilst brushing your teeth and water used for washing vegetables can be used to water plants and we can do so much more! Remember everyone, every drop counts! Let's do our part today and contribute in saving water!]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165463 Naitik Oswal - 5 Diligence operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165465 To me water wastage happens a lot in a lot of countries such as India , Malaysia , Taiwan , Indonesia and even Singapore . People in Singapore are taking our vast supply of clean water for granted and do not blink an eye at the amount of water we waste . Some of our water bills have increased above the national rate . On page 8 it talks about a girl named Garvita Gulhati who set on a brave mission to save the water in her home country by reaching out to many restaurants to make them serve only half a glass to customers . I think this is a smart thing to do as sometimes people don't finish their water and a large amount of water is wasted like that . Thank you Garvita Gulhati for inspiring us to save water .
          Most people use about 141 liters of  water a day . This is still a lot of water and we should reduce it to minimum 120-130 liters of water . There is a phrase that says every drop of water fills a pot . We should save every drop of water. ]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165465 SOPHIE CLARE HOPE MORRIS - 5 CARING operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165467 Water shortage is happening all over the world due to us wasting lots of water. A lot of people waste water unknowingly, even if they don't want to. It's sad to see so much water go to waste everyday. On page 8, an indian girl named Garvita Gulhati asked restaurants to serve customers half a cup of water instead of a full cup to save water. I was inspired to save water after reading the article. I think everyone should play a part in saving water and try to do small acts to help.
  If Singapore ever has a water shortage, people will suffer alot as Singapore is a very hot country. If we continue to carelessly waste water, this will happen very soon.
  If we want to save water, we can:
-take shorter showers
-use a mug to brush our teeth
-use the water used to wash rice/vegetables to water plants
-use half flush instead of full flush
-wash clothes on full load
  If we all do our part to save water, we can prevent water shortage in the future. Always remember, every drop of water counts!]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165467 Alvin Kaung Myat - 6 Honesty operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165468 Water is a precious material that a lot take for granted. There are many consequences that will occur if we continue taking water for granted and wasting it. 

Firstly, water has energy which can be used to produce electricity to power our devices. Thus, less water means less electricity produced by hydroelectric power stations.

Secondly, water is home to many aquatic animals like fish, aquatic plants and many more. Therefore, if we waste water, many aquatic animals will lose their homes and certainly die. Resulting in less seafood for humans to eat.

Thirdly, since Singapore is lucky to have a wastewater treatment factory, we can recycle our waste water into clean, drinkable water. However, in some other third world countries, they have to drink water that may not be clean and even have diseases in them. So if we waste the water we have, we are indirectly affecting the others by providing them with less water, another problem given to them.

For me, it would affect me mentally that we are destroying natural habitats for animals and decreasing the amount of water by wasting it. However, there are ways to prevent more water from being wasted. 

We can use the water we use to wash vegetables to water the plants as well as use half flush in the toilet when we can. We can also take showers instead of baths and decrease the time taken to shower. Close the tap when brushing your teeth or when soaping. Apart from all these good water saving habits, we can reuse and reduce water while we leave the recycling to NEWater. 

Let's do our part to save water and not take it for granted. Remember, water is precious and a necessity for all. Let's stop wasting water in order for everyone to have a better place to live in with sufficient water. ]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165468 AAKASH GUPTA - 5 CARING operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165478 If we continuously waste water we will run out soon enough. People would start to dehydrate and slowly die. You would not be able to wash your hands and shower and other stuff like that and people would be fighting to get water from reservoirs.
People who saved water would have to secure their houses and people would constantly try to break in and steal water from them. I think water conservation is great and if people start realising how much water they waste we could decrease the amount of water we waste per year. I think we should start coming up with ways for us to save water with technology. We should start making sure that our rate of getting clean water is faster than our rate of wasting water. Some ways to save water are by taking 5 minute showers at most, washing your hands for 20 seconds, washing dishes in a container of water instead of a running tap, using the container of water to water your plants and many others.
]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165478 WANG JINGYING - 5 CARING operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165485 Water is a very useful and common thing on earth. As people take clean water for granted, they end up wasting water which a lot of people out there without water could have used. This is a huge problem impacting our future earth climate because water is for our health and to keep ourselves hygienic. So much water go to waste because tons and tons of people out there don't care about the earth, the lives of living things more. Water wastage can lead to no more water for us in the future meaning we have to drink dirty water or no water at all which could lead to dehydration.

We should take shorter showers like about 10 minutes or less, when brushing your teeth use a cup, don't leave a running tap on, wait until you have a full load before using your washing machine or your dishwasher and use a bowl in the sink when washing fruit, vegetables or dishes. If you already do these then thank you for that. Like they say; every drop counts! ]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165485 Reflections operaestateprisch https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165497 As you reflect, use the following prompts below for discussion:

- What are possible consequences of a water shortage in the future? How would it affect you personally?

- What are some good water saving habits that we can adopt?


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In Singapore, we are lucky to have easy access to clean water from the taps. However, this also makes it easy for us to end up using more water than we really need. When clean water comes at the turn of a tap, it is easy to waste water without noticing.]]> 2022-09-16 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/operaestateprisch/whatsup8_v2/wish/2300165500