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Learning Activity One: Clean Water 1. Photo essay about the environment located on the PBS AFRICA Web site. http://www.pbs. org/africa /photoscope (Click on the "Environment" menu option) 2. Go to the BBC News link to read the article, "Billions Without Clean Water": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/676064.stm Discuss and summarize the major issues raised in this article. 3. Divide the class into small research groups and read one of the following articles: - World warned on water refugees http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ sci/tech/1234244.stm - Water Arithmetic "Doesn't Add Up" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ sci/tech/671800.stm - A Fight to the Last Drop http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ sci/tech/245363.stm - Food at Risk as Water Drips Away http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ sci/tech/396270.stm - World Water Shortage Threatens Harvests http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/274099.stm - Africa's Potential Water Wars http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ world/africa/454926.stm 4. Each group should create a poster which highlights the pertinent issues in each article. They should then present their posters and summarize the articles for the entire class.