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Be Green and Clean

Phenomenal Friday Fact

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A full bathtub uses 70 gallons of water, but a five minute shower only uses 10-25 gallons. How much water do you use? Check out our Water Calculator to find out! 
Photograph by DRosayna13, NG Kids My Shot
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Skip a Bath and Save Water

The average bathtub can hold 40-50 gallons of water. That’s a LOT of water going down the drain when you’re ready to dry off. Want a quick way to save water on Earth Day (April 22)? Skip the bath!

If your parents insist that you wash off mud from soccer practice, think about taking a shower instead of hopping in the tub. Conventional showers use 7-10 gallons per minute, and water-saving shower heads use 2-4 gallons per minute. So if you jump in for a 5-minute shower, you’ll use about 10 to 35 gallons during a 5-minute shower.

Get more green tips from National Geographic Kids.

Play Creek Cleanup and see how much trash you can scoop out of the water.

Print out this Get Out of Tub Free card and give it to your parents at bathtime to let them know how much water you’ll save. Or you can be REALLY green and show it to them on your computer screen instead of printing!

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Skip the Bath!

Did you know that the average bathtub holds about 40-50 gallons (151 to 189 liters) of water? So when you take a bath you use a lot of water. Why not skip the bath on Earth Day and save some precious water?

Or take a quick shower to wash off the day’s grime. If you have a water-saving shower head installed on your shower, you might use only 10 gallons (38 liters)  of water during a 5-minute shower.

What other water-saving tips do you have to share with other kids?

Print out this Get Out of Tub Free card and give it to your parents at bathtime to let them know how much water you’ll save. Or you can be REALLY green and show it to them on your computer screen instead of printing!