Drinking Water

Here are some interesting facts about Why Water is Important....

WHY WATER IS IMPORTANT?

   * Water is necessary to all living things.
    * Water is all around us, in the air and in the ground. It is in milk, vegetables, fruit, meat, leaves, trunks, roots, and branches of a tree; it is even in stones.
    * Water is used for many things:         

          o To drink: people should drink 8 glasses of water each day to stay healthy.
          o To wash things: dishes, cars, clothes, ourselves as needed.
          o To cook things in (eggs, vegetables); to use in things we cook (cakes, soup).
          o To put out fires.
          o To play in: pools, ponds, lakes, oceans; or to play with when using hoses, sprayers, or sprinklers.
          o To water plants, lawns, trees, bushes.
          o To transport cargo and people on ships or boats.
          o More plants and animals live in water (saltwater or in fresh water) than on land.