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Water Guide UNIT TWO-USING WATER IN OUR PAST |
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Water Guide UNIT TWO-USING WATER IN OUR PAST |
Unit Two Goal: Students will understand the history of water in their area and share that information with other project classes.
| Activities | Curriculum Connections |
| 1. Using research tools such as local history books, on-line research sources and local people, find out how important water was to the settlement of the area. | SS 3.1A, 3.2A, 3.16A, 3.16B, 3.4B TA 5A, 6B LA 3.7B |
| 2. Find out which area lakes are natural and which are constructed. Why were lakes constructed? Use on-line experts as data sources. | TA 5A, 6B SS 3.16D LA 3.7B |
| 3. Has the local area experienced any years of drought or flooding? How little or much rain fell in those years? What were the social and economical implications of these events? Solicit opinions from on-line experts. | TA 5A, 6B, 8B, 8C SS 3.8B, 3.8C, 3.7A, 3.16D LA 3.7B |
| 4. Summarize the history of water in the area to be shared with electronic mail counterparts. Include the research tools used, and how important water may or may not have been in the settlement of the community. Also include the information about constructed lakes, flood and drought in the area. | SS 3.2A TA 8A LA 3.14A, 3.14B, 3.14C, 3.14D |
Evaluation:
| The students may be evaluated based upon the quality of their summaries about the history of water in their area. | LA 3.14A, 3.14B, 3.14C, 3.14D |
Water Guide with Curriculum Connections |
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