Steve, Amber, and Samantha are elementary education students at Illinois State University. Steve loves to study rocks. Amber's favorite part of science is experimenting. Samantha really loves to study animals. Of course, we all love to conserve water. We hope you do too.
How important is water? Think about how many times a day you use water.
Everyone
in the world uses water. 
In fact, Americans alone use 339,000 million gallons of water per day!!!
We need to conserve water so we can save it for tomorrow and years to come.
You can help "Slow the Flow" by reading this internet presentation, and
following the tips provided. Go ahead!
So
where do we use all this water? For
starters, flushing the toilet and taking a shower or bath are the two biggest
sources of water usage in the home accounting for more than 50%.
What
can we do to help save water? There
are easy ways we can all try to "Slow the Flow" in our homes today. Read
these easy tips to discover some simple ways to Slow the Flow!
1. Turning off turns on the savings
It's easy! Instead of leaving the tap running, turn it off when you don't need it. So, after you wet your toothbrush, just turn off the tap - and if you need to rinse, turn the tap on briefly.
2. Get flush with savings
Every time you flush your toilet, it's like pouring 10 large soft drink bottles down the drain.
4. Make a clean start to saving loads
It's easy, and it saves loads! A single load in the washing machine uses of water!! So, be sure to remind your mom or dad to wash only a full load of clothes in the washing machine or dishes in the dishwasher.
5.
Use your head to save 
The average shower uses of water. We must learn to take shorter showers or baths. When you are sudsing up your head, turn off the shower.
