How Much Water Does it
Take to Grow a
Hamburger??????
Project E3 Lesson
On Christmas Eve 1968 Astronauts Jim Lovell, Frank Borman and Bill Anders were
aboard the Apollo 8 on a mission to be the first humans to orbit the moon. While on
their mission and as they were moving over the dark side of the moon, they were
greeted by an amazing view of the earth. The photo, known as “Earthrise” is said to
have been the most influential environmental photograph ever taken. Humans need
water to live, in fact it is understood that an infant’s body is made up of as much as
75% water and that an adult man is comprised of approximately 67%. On average
a human cannot survive without water for more than 3 to 5 days. Water is as vital
to survival as any component on earth.
Earth’s Fresh Water Supply
Ocean Water
Fresh Water
3%
97%
Earth’s Fresh Water Supply
Broken Down into Locations
2.4
1.2
14.3
Ice Caps & Glaciers
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air & Soil
82.1
How Much Water to Grow a
Slice of Bread???
A.1 Gallon
B.4 Gallons
C.10 Gallons
D.24 Gallons
How Much Water to Grow a
Pound of Chicken Meat???
A. 10 Gallons
B. 50 Gallons
C. 100 Gallons
D. 300 Gallons
E. 500 Gallons
How Much Water Does It Take
to Make One Cup of Coffee???
A.2 Gallons
B.5 Gallons
C.15 Gallons
D.35 Gallons
E.90 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Grow 1 Pound of Corn???
A.50 Gallons
B.110 Gallons
C.300 Gallons
D.550 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Produce 1 Pound of
Eggs???
A.20 Gallons
B.50 Gallons
C.100 Gallons
D.200 Gallons
E.400 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Produce 1/3 Pound
Hamburger???
A. 150 Gallons
B. 500-800 Gallons
C. 1500-2500 Gallons
D. 4000-18,000 Gallons
E. 12,000-32,000 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Grow an Orange???
A. 1 Gallon
B. 6 Gallons
C. 13 Gallons
D. 21 Gallons
E. 36 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Grow a Sheet of Paper???
A. 3 Gallons
B. 10 Gallons
C. 18 Gallons
D. 30 Gallons
E. 45 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Grow 1 Pound of
Potatoes????
A. 5 Gallons
B. 10-30 Gallons
C. 45-75 Gallons
D. 60-180 Gallons
E. 200-350 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Make a Cotton Shirt???
A. 100 Gallons
B. 700 Gallons
C. 1000 Gallons
D. 2200 Gallons
E. 3500 Gallons
How Much Water Does It Take
to Produce 1 Pound of
Steel???
A. 4 Gallons
B. 18 Gallons
C. 90 Gallons
D. 250 Gallons
How Much Water Does it Take
to Produce 1 Pound of
Wheat???
A. 60-100 Gallons
B. 110-250 Gallons
C. 220-280 Gallons
D. 400 Gallons
E. 500-600 Gallons
All data taken from the website below. The answers
can be found there as well!
http://water.usgs.g
ov/edu/sc1.html