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This Unit 1: Water is Life: The Heart and Science Behind this Phrase unit plan also includes:
- Appendices for Unit 1: Water is Life (.docx)
- What Is a watershed? (.pdf)
- Where Is Earth's Water? (.pdf)
- Water Cycle Visual (.pdf)
- Water Is On and In the Earth (.pdf)
- How Much Water Is There On, In, and Above the Earth? (.pdf)
- Global Water Distribution (.pdf)
- Fresh Water by Barbara Kingsolver (.pdf)
- Water is Life: The Earth’s Hydrosphere and Its Impact on Living Systems (.html)
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Water, water, everywhere — but will there be enough to drink? Check out these detailed lesson plans to meet NGSS water cycle and CCSS literacy standards in your science classroom. Learners do a close reading of a challenging, poetic text on water as a resource, with support of the lesson plan.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use a study guide for the video to help encourage class engagement
- Preview video to determine if it is useful for your learners; there may be more engaging and shorter videos of the same content; on the other hand, using primary sources such as NASA is beneficial for many classes to experience even if the content is more dense
- Other readings could also be substituted for the one mentioned in the lesson plan; the reading strategies suggested could be used with any number of readings
Classroom Considerations
- Need Internet access and projection capabilities for the video
Pros
- NGSS and CCSS-aligned
- Resources from well-respected sources such as NASA, USGA, and Barbara Kingsolver
- Includes many reading strategies
Cons
- Material may not be inherently engaging for middle schoolers; NASA video is rather dry