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Nurture Week
Nature 9/10

TAKING CARE

OF OUR

WATERS

• Gabrielle Iryn S. Yatco

ater is important in our everyday lives. It is involved in everything

that happens inside our own bodies. We need to drink water every
Wday to replace the water that we lose from our bodies.
We also use water to keep ourselves clean. Besides humans, other living

things, such as plants and animals, need water, too. To sum it up, water
helps living things grow.
Water pollution, or when water gets dirty, threatens our sources of this
basic need. That is why we need to help in taking care of our waters. So, how
can children, such as yourself, give a hand?

The following are ways by which you can take care of our waters:

1. Do not throw trash into bodies of water. Nature is our water source and
dumping garbage into bodies of water, such as rivers and oceans, pollutes
them.

2. Do not throw trash into canals. These waterways help in preventing
streets from flooding. Garbage can clog these passages, which stops them
from doing their job of draining water from streets. These canals also lead
to bodies of water. So, trash thrown into canals could also end up in our
rivers and oceans.

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