Water Sourcing & Purification
📋 What it is
Finding water is vital — but wild water must be purified (boiled or filtered) before it’s safe to drink.
🗣️ Coach says
You can survive only days without water, so finding it matters — flowing streams, springs, collected rain. But wild water often carries germs, so it must be PURIFIED: boiling kills germs reliably, and filters or purification tablets also work. Clear-looking water can still make you very sick.
🧠 Memory hook
Find water (streams, springs, rain) → PURIFY it (boil / filter / tablets). Clear ≠ safe.
😂 Giggle
Why are rivers always rich?
Because they have two banks!
😲 Whoa!
The clearest mountain stream can still carry invisible germs — which is why even crystal-clear wild water should be boiled or filtered before drinking.
✅ Quick check: Is clear-looking stream water safe to drink straight away?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
No — it can carry invisible germs; wild water should be boiled or filtered/purified first.
Clarity doesn’t indicate safety; purification is required.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Look at tap water vs an imagined stream — both look clear, but only one is treated. Purify the wild one.