Fit to drink!
Activity sheet
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Water fact cards – Answers
True
We get 1 litre of water from the food that
we eat every day
Chemical reactions that happen in our
bodies need water to take place
We should drink about 1.2 litres of water
every day to keep us hydrated
Our bodies lose water through sweating,
breathing and going to the toilet
When the weather is warm, or we are being
active, we need to drink more water
Tap water is a great drink to choose when
you are thirsty, it contains no sugar which
can damage teeth
We should drink about 6 - 8 glasses of water
every day
If a person becomes dehydrated they may
feel dizzy, tired and have a headache
Water is needed to help the blood in our
body carry nutrients around and get rid of
waste
In some places in the world people do not
have access to clean drinking water
Drinking water can help someone
concentrate
Milk and squash count towards your daily
fluid intake
Water makes up about 2/3rds of the weight
of a healthy body
Being dehydrated means the body does not
have enough water
False
You should only drink water at mealtimes –
water should be sipped throughout the day to
make sure that a person stays hydrated
Fizzy and sugary drinks are just as good
for our bodies as water – they contain sugar
which can be damaging to our teeth
People can survive without water for weeks
but can only survive a few days without
food – people can survive longer without food
than water, water is vital for our survival
If the body gets dehydrated a person’s
urine (wee) will turn green – a person’s urine
will become dark yellow if they are dehydrated
but would not turn green!
Water that comes out of our taps comes
straight from rivers and lakes – water has to
be treated at a water treatment works before
it is Fit to drink!
Boys need to drink more water than girls –
people of different sizes, weights and activity
levels may need to drink different amounts
of water but there is no difference because of
being male or female
It is best to drink all the water your body
needs in one go, first thing in the morning
– it is advised that water is sipped throughout the day to make sure that a person stays
hydrated