Global Water Cycle

Access to fresh, clean water is as simple as turning on the faucet and filling your water glass. Water is all around us, but where does it go, and how did it get here in the first place? Take a look at the image on this page and think about all the ways you interact with water everyday. How many stages in the water cycle do you think you have a part in protecting? If you had to choose, which part of the water cycle do you think you could help protect, and how might you go about protecting it?

Post your answers to the discussion area and be sure to include examples that support your opinion. Return to the topic several times over the next few days to read your coursemates' posts. Reply to at least two of them, being sure to ask questions, and encourage further conversation.