This design challenge moves your students from passive to active learners through …
This design challenge moves your students from passive to active learners through a cross-curricular, hands-on team challenge in direct correlation to real-world issues of water conservation. In this lesson, students, grades 6-8, will learn about aqueducts through a close reading activity. They are then given different scenarios in an engineering design challenge to create an aqueduct to supply freshwater to their city, despite various obstacles.
This module will allow students in philosophy, geography, earth science, political science, …
This module will allow students in philosophy, geography, earth science, political science, and global studies to learn about social contract theory while applying it to water access problems in India. The module presented here may be modified to fit one’s class and instructional style. Social contract theory explains why people need to cooperate to escape suffering and to behave ethically. Social contract theory is: (1) an ethical theory; (2) a justification for government; as well (3) an explanation for group cooperation. Students will use Internet resources and the attached documents.
Students will be working with the problem “How do we know water …
Students will be working with the problem “How do we know water is safe to drink?” under the theme of “How does access to clean water and sanitation affect a culture?” Students participate in labs related to the hydrologic cycle and water quality. Students design and build a local watershed to model the movement of water across land. Students also research and explore print, video, and audio resources for news and information about local / global water pollution / impact by and on humans.Students share what they have researched with each other, then create an artifact (infographic, video, slideshow, animation, comic strip, etc) intended to educate peers and younger students about water quality and its importance. Ideally, finished products would be shared with others in an authentic setting.Standards:Ohio Science Standards (Grade 7)CCSS English Language Arts (Grade 7)
Students will explore the engineering challenges of providing access to clean water, …
Students will explore the engineering challenges of providing access to clean water, identify the issues surrounding clean water, listen to experts, and learn about future work
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