4.3 What can I do?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: What can I do? Time Estimate: 15 minutes Purpose: Students will understand that although the water crisis is a large, global issue, their decisions have a meaningful impact too. Overview: Students will review ways their personal decisions matter and then explore a […]
4.2 How can we “create” water?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: How can we “create” more water? Time Estimate: 90 minutes Purpose: Introduce students to the solutions and technological innovations that currently exist and the affordances and constraints of what we currently know. Overview: In this unit, students will explore how the world […]
4.1 What can society do?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: What can society do? Time Estimate: 60-100 minutes Purpose: Students will understand that designing and picking solutions to the water situation is not a clear-cut process, and governments must consider what is available to them and the best for their populations’ well-being […]
3.3 Is the Problem Changing?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: Is the problem changing? Time Estimate: 3 hours Purpose: Although the necessity for water has always played a part in human civilization, current cultural trends, climate change, and population growth are exacerbating the crisis. Overview: Students will use their revised water cycle […]
3.2 Where does water go once it is used?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: Where does water go once it is used? Time Estimate: 3 hours Purpose: After water is used, it either will be treated at a wastewater treatment plant (such as sewage) or it will runoff into the ocean, carrying with it potentially harmful […]
3.1 What do we use water for?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: What do we use water for? Time Estimate: 1 hour Purpose: Globally, water use is categorized into three sectors: agricultural, industrial, and municipal uses. Overview: Students will compare public data from four different countries to draw their own conclusions about the uses […]
2.2 How Much Water Do We Use?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: How much water do we use? Time Estimate: 1 hour Purpose: Students will understand that we use water in more ways than we think. Overview: The students will calculate their visible and virtual water use and reflect on their overall consumption. The […]
2.1 Where is water found?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: Where is water found? Time Estimate: 3 Hours Purpose: Students will explore the ways water is stored on Earth and how it is moved through Earth through the Water Cycle. Overview: The students will learn about surface water and groundwater and their […]
1.2 How can I be affected?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: How can I be affected? Time Estimate: 45 minutes Purpose: Water is a vulnerable source that must be valued and protected, including our local water sources. Overview: Students will watch a short video about how water is taken from surface water, treated, […]
1.1 Where does this problem exist?
Teacher & Student Materials > Quenching a Thirsty Planet Lesson Overview Guiding question: Where Does The Problem Exist Time Estimate: 45 minutes Purpose: This lesson contextualizes and introduces the problem of water scarcity on our planet and introduces the unit’s driving question, “What can we do to ensure that future generations have access to the […]