Sustainability Superheroes: Solutions to Water Worries

Engage Phenomenon: Water 101
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Free SDG resources
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Free resources from swfwmd.org
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CPalms Lessons: Water, Water Everywhere! Research the Water Cycle asks students to conduct their own research on the water cycle (hydrologic cycle). Working collaboratively in small groups, students will research and write about the relationships between stages in the water cycle and the three states of matter relating to water. After completing this lesson, students will be prepared to create a model of the water cycle. This lesson uses pictures and a story to illustrate why we need water and the difference between safe and unsafe practices around water.
Students will be learning about natural resources and the human impact on them. Specifically, students will discover where local water sources are and how much water is available within the community using research skills. Students will also design experiments to collect data and discover how residents of the community are using the water and how much they are using. Lastly, they will take the information they discover and the data they collect to hypothesize what the local human impact will be on the water source.

CSI to ESI (Environmental Scene Investigation)

Check out our new activity Who Killed the River an Environmental Scene Investigation Lesson. Here are some scenes from the lesson:
Engage Phenomenon: Clean Water - Solutions to Pollution
 
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3-5 lesson on clean water by Teach Engineering
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6-8 Lesson on clean water by Teach Engineering
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9-12 activity on clean water by Teach Engineering
CPalms Resources: 
  • Article: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceUrl/Preview/69172 This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This article describes the causes and potential effects of toxin cyanobacteria blooms that have occurred in bodies of water in the United States. The blooms are affecting water quality, killing wildlife, and threatening human health (including causing death and illness) across the United States.
  • 7th grade https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/151272 Students will be tasked with an engineering challenge to design an effective and efficient portable water filtration system. The designs will take dirty water and make it clear so it can be boiled for safe drinking. This lesson aligns to both math and science content standards.
Engage Phenomena: How do we save water?
EPA Resources
PSA on Saving Water: (15-60 seconds)
  1. Slogan: Save a drop! (tell them what you are going to say)
  2. Facts: Did you know that _________? (1-3 facts depending on length)
  3. Summary: Tell them what you said.
  4. Learn more tips at (SustainabilitySuperheroes.org). This is a public service announcement from (Team Name). 
Engage Phenomonon: Who Owns the Water?
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Link to National Geographic Discussion Video: Who Owns Water?

    Articles, Data, and Lessons on Water Scarcity and Ownership
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