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Goals: Throughout
the course of this mini-unit, students will focus on understanding and
applying the following:
-The
importance and uniqueness of water
-Water
usage and conservation
-Watersheds
-Water
pollution
-The
role humans play in the protection and conservation of the Planet Earth
Objectives:
1.1 Students
will investigate the properties of water via an on-line exercise and quiz.
1.2 Students
will relate the importance of water to their own lives through an on-line
exercise.
1.3 Students
will explore the use of water and its ramifications on human life.
1.4 Students
will investigate watersheds and their interdependence on organisms via
an on-line source.
1.5 Students
will explore the Chicago Area Watershed through on-line exercises.
1.6 Students
will conduct research to determine their personal water usage.
2.1Students
will visualize and verbalize content when reading thus creating mental
images.
State
Standards:
The
following Illinois State Standards are being addressed in this mini-unit. The
unit is relatively expansive and includes goals/objectives from all three
science standards:
Relevant
Links:
Student
Links:
The
following sites are listed in the student section:
Exploring
Chicago’s
Watershed
Water
Properties, Basics, and an On-line Quiz
Teacher
Links:
Here
are some good teacher resources for water, water pollution, and water conservation:
1. Information
on water pollution is not hard to find, but to view one of the better sites,
click here Water Pollution.
2. A
good resource for exploring water conservation and preservation can be
found by Clicking
Here.
3. The
United States Geological Survey and the Environmental
Protection Agency are also fantastic sources for background information
and research.
Many
of the activities and sites included on this site are conducive for integrated
types of activities. Although
this is only a short unit, it could easily be expanded to include writing
activities and hands-on laboratory activities. Students
could also be encouraged to investigate the history of the watersheds in
the area.
I
hope you find these helpful and that you are actually able to use this
web site with students. If
you have any questions about how to use the web site or suggestions for
its implementation, please contact me:
Libby
Johnson
Roosevelt
High School
Thanks! Have
Fun!
