Listening - About a city's water supply

Listening series - C105

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Lesson idea. This interview explains how a city is kept supplied with water through an underground source of water and an intriguing range of pipes. We also hear about a ‘Dry Garden’, containing not-so thirsty plants, which the water company established at Cambridge University Botanical gardens. The supplied questions aim to focus students' attention and prompt a discussion.

Teaching approach. This resource was made for general public interest but may find use as enrichment material for science and geography.

Resource details
Title	Listening to scientists - a lifelong water expert talks about a city's water supply
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Learning Objectives	Understanding how water finds its way from the rain to the tap via aquifers bore holes and kilometres of pipe.
Format / structure	Audio podcast (mp3)- 13 minutes
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Useful information	Edited from The Science Show on Cambridge 105 FM
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Files and resources to view and download	Questions and prompts are available here here Radio - audio: interview Steven Kay (10 minutes) Right click to Save. Or click to use
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