Extension Activities Chapter 1: Threads of Time Chapter 2: Spinning a Nation Chapter 3: Facets of Power Chapter 4: Saving the Symbols Chapter 5: Families and Fairytales Access Asia | India | WWW Links | Bibliography | Into India | Raining Surprises and Exploring India | Into India Extension Activities | Raining Surprises and Exploring India Extension Activities Situation 1: Imagine that it is some time in the future. Imagine also that it is a hot summer with very little rain. Imagine further that, at this time in the future, very few people have cars because petrol has become so expensive. People either ride bicycles or use public transport to get around. One day you wake up, go to the bathroom and find that no water comes out of the tap. In fact, no water comes out of any tap. You turn on the radio and hear a government announcement. It tells you that there has been a disaster, that the water supply has become contaminated and that it is no longer safe to pipe it to the area where you live. At the moment, it is not known how long it will take to make the water supply safe again. The government announcement goes on to say, however, that one large lake in the mountains has escaped contamination and that tankers will be used to bring the safe lake water to areas where people live. 'Public Water Centres' will be established within two days. You find a few bottles of soft drink or bottled water in your kitchen and this is just enough to last until the Public Water Centre is set up. It is 500 metres from your house and when you visit it you find that it is very busy and that each person is limited to five litres of water per day. Over the next few days, you find that you spend an average of 40 minutes in the queue every time you visit the Public Water Centre. The government announces that it will not be able to resume the normal water supply for at least three months and that the use of Public Water Centres will continue. Your task is to write about a typical day (or few days) in your life in the next three months. If you like, you can also write about the other people living at your place. To do this properly, you will need to investigate: How long it takes you to walk to the Public Water Centre. How long it takes you to carry your five litres of water home. How much water you need to drink every day. (Remember, it is a hot summer.) How much water you have left for washing and other uses. You should also consider the following: The time it takes you to get your five litres of water every day is time that you would otherwise have spent doing something else. Shops will have sold out of soft drinks within a few days. Manufacturers can not produce any more because they do not have access to enough safe water. Some brands of bottled water are still available but producers will not be able to meet the demand. As a result, bottled water will become very expensive. If you choose to buy it you will have to decide not to buy something else. Some people may be able to manage with less than five litres of water every day.   Access Asia | India | WWW Links | Bibliography | Into India | Raining Surprises and Exploring India | Into India Extension Activities | Raining Surprises and Exploring India Extension Activities  Curriculum Corporation and the University of Melbourne