The lesson involves exploring the properties of air and water, focusing on scientific inquiry and assessment. Students are encouraged to ask questions and generate ideas using various strategies.
Procedures:
Minds On:
- “What might this girl be doing? Where is she going?”
- “How did she get the pail? Why is she carrying it?”
- “What does water walker mean? How does it affect people?”
- “What are some of the sources of water in our community? Name the lakes, rivers, and places to find clean drinking water.”
- “How is water important to you and your daily life?”
Action:
- Read aloud.
- Introduction to Ojibway vocabulary (clap sounds)
- The Water Walker Nokomis rises each morning and gives thanks for Nibi. Why does she do this? Is there something that you are thankful for each morning? Why is important to be thankful for things we have?
- What did a wise ogimaa tell Nokomis that caused her to think very hard?
- How is Nokomis called to action? We all need help, who does Nokomis go to for help, and what do they do? (If students have questions, ask them to write it down and post it on the board or anchor chart)
- Nokomis reminds us that without Nibi there is no life. How is that true?
During Reading (second day)
The teacher: Read’s book aloud again, sometimes sharing the read with students (gradual release). Allowing for some interruption (students wondering) about questions or Inquiries they might have.
-The graphics tell stories about how water is being mistreated. Have students speak about graphics. What do they see, know, feel about the images? How do they relate to the graphics?
- Say the names of each Great Lake, trace the Water Walkers’ route on virtual maps, and realize they passed through long stretches where there was little habitation as well as huge industrial cities.
After Reading:
Teacher models “I” statements to encourage deeper thinking “I wonder… I hope… I understand.. I do this… I wish”.
Small groups: Have students draw in their workbook or anchor chart with a peer on ways the water is polluted in our world.
Consolidate on day 3:
Drama role play of events
Time Frame: 3 lessons
Gradual release over re-reads
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E1.1 assess the impact of human activities on air and water, taking various perspectives into consideration, including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and plan a course of action to protect the quality of the air and/or water in the local community
E2.5 describe ways in which living things, including humans, depend on air and water
Social Studies Curriculum:
Strand B. People and Environments: Global Communities:
B2. use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, including the climate, of selected communities and the ways in which people in those communities live
B3. identify and locate various physical features and selected communities around the world, and describe some aspects of people’s ways of life in those communities
Reading
1.4 demonstrate understanding of a text by retelling the story or restating information from the text, with the inclusion of a few interesting details
1.5 use stated and implied information and ideas in texts to make simple inferences and reasonable predictions about them
1.6 extend understanding of texts by connecting the ideas in them to their own knowledge and experience, to other familiar texts, and to the world around them
Drama
B1.1 engage in dramatic play and role play, with a focus on exploring main ideas and central characters in stories from diverse communities, times, and places
B1.2 demonstrate an understanding of the element of role by communicating thoughts, feelings, and perspectives appropriate to the role being played
B1.3 plan and shape the direction of a dramatic play or role play, building on their own and others’ ideas both in and out of role, with support
Materials:
- The Water Walker, Written and Illustrated by Joanne Roberston, Second Story Press.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Z3_JjhG60
Learning Goal:
We are learning to understand how scarce water resources are in Indigenous communities.
Methods:
Collaborative Opportunity, hands on, citizenship
Lesson 12
Clean Water is a Scarce Resource
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E1.1
assess the impact of human activities on air and water, taking various perspectives into consideration,
including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and plan a course of action to protect the quality of the
air and/or water in the local community
E1.3
examine the availability of fresh water and drinking water around the world, and describe the impact on
communities
Visual Arts:
D1.1 create two- and three-dimensional works of
art that express feelings and ideas inspired by
activities in their community
D2.1 express their feelings and ideas about works
of art
as
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Explicitly tell students about the lack of fresh water in the world and the importance of conserving water.
- Read book.
- Show students pictures of resources/inventions to save water.
Action:
- Students invent their own water saving device.
Consolidate:
- Gallery Walk, provide time for the students to share their inventions and/or present their idea to the class.
Modes of Assessment:
- Observations
- Anecdotal
Learning Goal:
We are learning to understand the reasons why water is a scarce resource around the world
Method:
Hands On, citizenship
Time Frame: 1-2 classes
Materials:
- Book One Well: The Story of Water on Earth or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INZl1LAfn0M)
- Water saving inventions
Lesson 11:
Water Usage
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E1.1
assess the impact of human activities on air and water, taking various perspectives into consideration,
including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and plan a course of action to protect the quality of the
air and/or water in the local community
E1.2
assess their personal and household uses of water, and create a plan to use water responsibly
Language - Media Literacy
3.1 identify the topic, purpose, and audience
for media texts they plan to create
3.3 identify conventions and techniques
appropriate to the form chosen for a
media text they plan to create
3.4 produce media texts for specific purposes
and audiences, using a few simple media
forms and appropriate conventions and
techniques
Math:
D1.1 Data Collection and Organization
sort sets of data about people or things according to one attribute, and describe rules used for
sorting
D1.4 Data Analysis
order categories of data from greatest to least frequency for various data sets displayed in tally
tables, concrete graphs, and pictographs
Mode of assessment:
- Checklist
- Rubric
- Feedback
Time Frame: 3 days - 1 Week
Materials:
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Water watch home study (pr chart paper)
- Saving Water Poster & Assessment
- Checklist
- Jug of water
- Posters of: washing a car, a full bath, watering the grass, leaving the tap running when brushing your teeth)
Procedures:
Minds On:
- "What are some ways that you and your family use water at home?
- Show jug of water, ask the students "how much water do you think this is?
- "What can you do with this much water?"
- Dicuss with the class about how much water is used for specific activities (flush the toilet, wash hands, fill a water bottle)
- Make a chart with the class to keep a record of the amount of water you are using at school (bathroom breaks, drinks, washing hands, etc) do this for the week.
Action:
- Ask students to stand under water poster that they think is the most wasteful use of water. Have them talk with the other students there about why they chose that corner.
- Dicuss the differences between wasteful and responsible uses of water.
Consolidation:
- Send home the "water watch hime study"
- "What does it mean to use water excessively"
- "What could you and your family do in the future to heko save water?
- "Why is it important to use water wisely?
Work on Media Literacy Poster:
- Create an eye catching and interesting poster that will teach people how to save water.
Success Criteria:
- I can create a poster that has big and colourful pictures.
- I can include a large and bold title.
- I can produce a clear message about ways to save water.
- I can create a clear, organized and easy to read poster.
as/of learning
Learning Goal:
We are learning to examine ways we use water and asses if it is responsible or wasterful.
Method:
Student-driven, hands on, critical thinking
Lesson 10:
Movement through the Water Cycle
Procedures:
Minds On:
Review and discuss with the children the water cycle. Explain how water evaporates from our lakes into the clouds and then becomes rain again.
Action:
- Divide the room/play area into four sections in the following clockwise order: clouds (condensation), rain (precipitation), river (runoff) and ocean (accumulation).
- Get all students to start in the ocean section of the room.
- All the students start out as water particles that are part of the ocean. Ocean water particles make side-to-side swooshing wave motions and will challenge other ocean particles to Rock, Paper and Scissors.
- The winning ocean particles (paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper) stays in the ocean, while the losing student evaporates and condenses into a cloud particle and moves to the cloud area.
- Water particles continue to challenge other water particles at the same stage as them as they move through the cycle. At any stage, whichever water particle loses will always evaporate and condense into a cloud particle. The cycle order is cloud, rain, river to ocean, with ocean particles remaining in the ocean until they lose.
- At each stage, have students act out their water stage.
Cloud particles hold their arms out curved away from the body to act like a fluffy cloud.
Rain particles act out the movement and sound of sprinkling rain (“pitter, patter”).
River water particles roar like rivers and wave their arms up and down.
- Have students rotate around the room at the pace of the game until everyone has made it through the water cycle at least once and the teacher says “stop.”
Consolidation:
- How many cycles did you go through before you made it back to the ocean?
- Does every water particle follow the same path through the water cycle?
- Where did you stay for the longest?
- How does rain form in clouds?
-How does water in lakes and oceans move to form clouds?
Time Frame: 1
Mode of Assessment:
- Anecdotal
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E2.3
describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
E2.4
identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the
state of water within the water cycle
Phys-Ed:
A1.4 apply skills that help them build relationships, develop empathy, and communicate with others as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support healthy relationships, a sense of belonging, and respect for diversity.
A1.5 apply skills that help them develop self-awareness and self-confidence as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support the development of a sense of identity and a sense of belonging
A1.6 apply skills that help them think critically and creatively as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support making connections, analyzing, evaluating, problem-solving, and decision-making
for/as
Materials:
- Gym or outdoors
- Cones
Learning Goal:
We are learning to describe the water cycle in simple terms through physical movement.
Method:
Collaborative community, hands on, critical thinking
Lesson 9
Water Cycle Experiment
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E2.3
describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
E2.4
identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the
state of water within the water cycle
Language - Writing:
3.3 confirm spellings and word meanings or word choice using a few different types of resources
3.7 use some appropriate elements of effective presentation in the finished product, including print, different fonts,
graphics, and layout
assessment as/of
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Have students gather around the carpet.
- Review the stages of the water cycle.
- Tell the class we will make it rain.
- https://www.discoverwater.org/water-cycle/
Action:
Do experiment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWPdspiYzk4
- Have students work in small groups to create a poster explaining the experiment and what happened to the water. Students should label the materials and what is happening at each stage of the water cycle experiment.
Consolidate:
- Have students share their learnings.
Time Frame: 2 periods
Modes of Assessment:
- anecdotal
-observations around their initial understanding
- Rubric to meet criteria of assignment, terms, etc.
- Feedback
Materials:
- Printables
- Kettle
- Water
- Tin Pie Plate
- Ice Cubes
- Chart Paper
- Markers
- Food colouring
- Small ziplock bag
- https://www.discoverwater.org/water-cycle/
Learning Goal:
We are learning to understand the three stages of water and investigate how temperature affects the stages of the water cycle.
Method:
Collaborative community, Hands On, 21st century comp
Lesson 8
Water Cycle
Modes of assessment:
- anecdotal
-observations around their initial understanding
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Introduce the stages of the water cycle.
- Teach the students the Water Cycle song.
Action:
- Watch Magic Bus Video.
- Show the class the water cycle poster and have students explain the water cycle after watching the Magic School Bus video.
- Teach new vocabulary (precipitation, evaporation, condensation, collection).
Consolidation:
- Label stages in poster.
- Have students create their own verse of the song for it to include collection.
Time Period: 1
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E1.3
examine the availability of fresh water and drinking water around the world, and describe the impact on
communities
E2.1
demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.2
identify sources of water in the natural and built environments
E2.3
describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
E2.4
identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the
state of water within the water cycle
Material:
- Smart board
- Posters
- Pencils
- Magic School Bus Youtube Video: Wet All Over
Learning Goal:
We are learning about the stages of the water cycle.
Method:
Independent, citizenship, 21st century com.
Lesson 7:
Water is All Around Us Scavenger Hunt
Materials:
- Printable sheet
- Dictionary
- Computer or tablets
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Active prior knowledge: review the three states of water and reinforce with the students that these are called "forms of water. Explain that sources of water are places that water is found. Ensure students have a clear understandubg that sources of water can be found in both natural and built environments.
-Students will work in small groups to complete a sorting activity.
Action:
Students work independently to complete the scavenger hunt activity.
Students should read the definitions and the forms of water. Students will then write the word above the definition that matches.
Consolidation:
Play a word game with the students. Read aloud a definition to the class. Then, the students guess the word that belongs with the definition.
Curriculum Expectations:
Science Curriculum:
E2.1
demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.2
identify sources of water in the natural and built environments
E2.3
describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
E2.4
identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the
state of water within the water cycle
Language - Writing:
3.1 spell many high-frequency words correctly
Modes of assessment:
- anecdotal
- checklist for correctly filling out scavenger hunt + definition
-observations around their initial understanding
Learning Goal:
We are learning about forms and sources of water in the environment
Method:
Independent
Lesson 5
Living things need water
.
Materials:
Sticky Notes
Pencils
Whiteboard
Whiteboard markers
Book "why do we need water by Kelly MacAulay.
assessment for
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Play snowman (pg version of hangman).
- Draw 5 lines on the board. Have students spell out work "water".
- Ask students why is watre important.
Action:
- Have students work in table groups. Provide each group with a pile of sticky notes. Tell the students to record all the ways living things need water. 1 Idea per sticky note.
- On the white board make 3 coloums (humans, plants, animals). Have them stick it on the appropriate one.
- Read: Why do we need water by Kelly MacAulay
- Invite students to add more.
Consolidate:
- Discuss how dependent humans are on water and discuss what would happen if we didn't have water or clean water available to us.
Modes of assessment:
- Anecdotal
-Observations
Curriculum Expectations:
Science:
E1.2 assess their personal and household uses of water, and create a plan to use water responsibly
E1.3 examine the availability of fresh water and drinking water around the world, and describe the impact on communities
E2.2 identify sources of water in the natural and built environments
E2.5 describe ways in which living things, including humans, depend on air and water
Language - Reading:
1.6 extend understanding of texts by
connecting the ideas in them to their
own knowledge and experience, to
other familiar texts, and to the world
around them
1.8 express personal thoughts and feelings about what has been read
Learning Goal:
We are learning about how all living things need water to survive and the uses of water.
Method:
Collaborative community, hands on
Lesson 6
Investigating Water
.
Materials:
- Ice cubes
- Chart paper
- Markers
- YouTube video
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Introduce riddle "I am clear, colourless, odorless and tasteless? What am I" Answer: water.
- Ask "what is water?" allow students time to Think-Pair-Share
- Share ideas as a whole group.
- Briefly describe the three states of water (solid, liquid, gas).
- Co-create anchor chart with definitions of water/
Action: Experiment (Ice melting activity)
- Have students sit in a table in small groups. Provide each group with one ice cube (or depending on resources each their own). Tell students that they will need to work together to try and get the ice-cube on their desk to turn into a liquid.
Tell them not to clean the mess on their desk.
- Discuss the strategies the students used to get the ice cube to melt quicker. Talk about how water turns from a solid to a liquid. "What will turn it into a gas?".
Consolidate:
Have students notice the water on the desk from the ice cube experiment. Has the water had time to evaporate? Have the students examine it. Ask "where do you think it went? Discuss the word evaporate/evaporation.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Y
Time Frame: 1 period
Curriculum Expectations:
Science Expectations:
E2.1
demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.3 describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
E2.4 identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the state of water within the water cycle
E2.5
describe ways in which living things, including humans, depend on air and water
Modes of Assessment:
anecdotal
-observations around their initial understanding
Learning Goal:
We are learning to investigate the characteristics of water.
Method:
Collaborative community, hands on
Lesson 4
Air Dance
.
Modes of Assessment:
anecdotal
-observations around their initial understanding
-feedback
Procedures:
Minds On:
- Why is air important to life?
- What dies air consist of?
- Can you feel/notice the air on your surroundings? How?
- What do you know about air pollution?
- How do we humans pollute the air?
- How can we reduce/stop air pollution?
Action:
Whole Group:
Play instrumental music that evokes an emotion (e.g., fast tempo in a major key, slow tempo in a minor key, percussion music, orchestral music, solo instrumental etc.) After students have a chance to experiment with movement that they feel matches the music, discuss how they felt when they danced to it.
Small Group:
Place students in groups of 3. Assign an emotion to each group of students. Each group will be responsible for creating a short dance that reflects and communicates this air type. Co-create success criteria with the students. These might include but should not be limited to: the dance will need to have a beginning, middle and end, the dance will need to show movement on all three levels, and/or the dance needs to show movement with a variety of body parts (i.e.: not all arm movements). The success criteria should relate to content already covered in this unit. Students will use this criteria to self-assess as they are choreographing.
Consolidate:
Small Group:
Have groups share their dance pieces with the class. Ask students to provide feedback to their classmates based on the established criteria.
Whole Class:
Ask students to reflect on their experience creating their choreography.
Time Frame: 1 Lesson
Materials:
- Instrumental music
- Laptop for youtube access for each group
Curriculum Expectations:
Dance:
A1.1: use movements that are part of their daily experience in a variety of ways in dance phrases
A1.2: use dance as a language to express feelings and ideas suggested by songs, stories and poems witha focus on the element of body, particularly body shapes
A1.3: use varied and/or contrasting body shapes to communicate different types of messages
A2.3: identify and give examples of their strengths and areas for growth as dance creators and audience members
Science:
E2.1
demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.5
describe ways in which living things, including humans, depend on air and water
Learning Goals:
We are demonstrating an understanding of the copmposition of air using body movement and shapes to show ideas through dance.
Method:
collaborative community, hands-on
Lesson 3
Moving Air
.
Procedure
Minds On:
What an experiment? Go over and ask vocab like experiment, hypothesis, analysis, conclusion,ext.
Think pair share - can air move objects? When have you seen real-life examples of air moving things?
Action:
Gather students together and show them various objects (tin foil, tissue, cotton ball, styrofoam, news paper, etc). Ask "what are different ways to of using air to move these things? (fan, blowing, etc)
Choose one object and one way/the same of moving it each time. Discuss the importantce of using the same method so the resulys of the experiment are consistent (term "controlling variable".
Inform students of experiement, question which object will move the farthest? Have students make their hypothesis/predictions and explain why. Students will fill in chart in their small groupd of 3-4.
Consolidate:
Gather students back together for a discussion about the results and conclusion.
Success Criteria:
- I can create a hypothesis and justify my reasons.
- I can follow safety procedures.
- I can follow procedures when conducting a test and record results accurately.
- I can analyses, compare and explain the results with detail.
Learning Goal:
We are learning to conduct experiments to investigate moving air
Method:
Teacher directed, collaborative community, hands-on, communication
Materials:
- tape measure or metre sticks
- Various objects (tin foil, tissue, cotton ball, styrofoam, newspaper, rock, etc.)
- Paper to document observations.
assessment as
Science Expectations:
E2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
Math Expectations:
E2.2 Length explain the relationship between centimetres and metres as units of length, and use benchmarks for these units to estimate lengths
E2.3 Length measure and draw lengths in centimetres and metres, using a measuring tool, and recognize the impact of starting at points other than zero.
Language - Writing:
3.1 spell many high-frequency words correctly
3.2 spell unfamiliar words using a variety
of strategies that involve understanding
sound-symbol relationships, word structures, word meanings, and generalizations about spelling
3.3 confirm spellings and word meanings
or word choice using a few different
types of resources
1-2 lesson
Lesson 2
Air is All Around You
.
Curriculums
Science Expectation 2020
E2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.3 describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
Language Expectation- Reading:
1.2 identify several different purposes for reading and choose reading materials appropriate for those purposes
1.3 identify several reading comprehension strategies and use them before, during, and after reading to understand texts
Procedure:
Minds On:
Introduce concept of air.
Knowledge Building Circle (Indigenous Sharing Circle) -Allow students to share what they know about air. Ask "what is air", "how do you know what air is around you?.
Read: Air is All Around You by Joanna Cole
Outdoor learning:
Bring class for a walk (on hopefully a windy day). Students will use their sensnse to describe air. Look for signs of air all around.
Action:
Bring students back into classroom to discuss the characteristics and uses of air (T-chart). Introduce new vocabulary that they might need to know (colourless, odorless).
Have students work in groups of 3-4 to create a circle chart with the uses of air.
Consolidate - Community Circle:
Give students the chance to share findings.
.
Learning Goal:
We are learning about the characteristics of what air and what air is.
Method:
Teacher directed, collaborative community, cross curricular, communication, outdoor education
assessment for/as
Modes of assessment:
- anecdotal
- checklist for correctly filling out circle chart.
-observations around their initial understanding
Provide feedback on accuracy of retell
Lessons approx 2
1st time read aloud - Class dicussion provoke inquiry.
2nd time shared reading.
Materials:
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Clipboard
- Email to parents/guardians
- Safe playground
- Book: Air is all Around You
Lesson 1
Air and Water Wonderings
.
Modes of assessment:
- anecdotal
- checklist for correctly filling out inquiry sheet.
-observations around their initial understanding
-formal rubric focused on their inquiry plan
- refine assessment based on academic needs of students.
Procedure:
Minds On:
"What is something that all living things (animals, plants and people) need?
Action:
Have students work KLW or exploring, investigating, processing, creating chart of what they know about water and air (active prior knowledge/ starting point of inquiry) either individually or with a peer.
Connect as a whole group and write down observations on a chart paper.
Talk about what Inquiry is. Then have students create their own inquiry plan (question, plan, results, conclusion and "how will I share my learning"
Consolidate:
As a whole group, brainstorm a list of things that can be used to represent air and water (snow, rain, lake,etc.) students can help draw pictures on chart.
Success Criteria:
- I can ask an interesting question
- I can make a plan
- I followed my plan
- I can record my data
- I can form a conclusion
- I can share what I have learned
Time Frame:
1-2 science periods
Curriculums
Science Expectations 2020:
E2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water
E2.4 identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the state of water within the water cycle
Language Expectations - Writing
1.2 generate ideas about a potential topic, using a variety of strategies and resources
1.5 identify and order main ideas and supporting details, using graphic organizers
Assessment for
Learning Goal:
We are learning to ask questions about air and water.
Method:
Teacher directed, collaborative community, communication
Report Card Comment:
Grade 2 (Air and Water in the Environment)
In Science, understands that living things need air and water. He uses scientific vocabulary (e.g. sleet, snow, precipitation, condensation, etc.) During student-teacher conferences, he identifies how people impact nature in various ways (e.g. water conservation, air pollution, etc). As a next step, is encouraged to extend his learning about air and water and think about possible ways to help save our environment within our school and community.
Grade 2 - Science Concept Map
Big Ideas:
- Air and water are a major part of the environment.
- Living things need air and water to survive.
- Changes to air and water affect living things and the environment.
-Our actions affect the quality of air and water, and its ability to sustain life.
Overall Expectations:
E1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World assess ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and water, and create plans to protect these resources
E2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts demonstrate an understanding of the properties of air and water, including water in various states, and of ways in which living things depend on air and water for their survival
Learning Goals:
We are learning to ask questions about air and water.
We are learning about the characteristics of air and what air is.
We are learning to conduct experiments to investigate moving air.
We are learning to investigate the characteristics of water.
We are learning about how all living things need water to survive and the uses of water.
We are learning about forms and sources of water in the environment.
We are learning about the stages of the water cycle.
We are learning to understand the three stages of water and investigate how the temperature affects the stages of the water cycle.
We are learning to examine ways we use water and asses if it is responsible of wasteful.
We are learning to understand the reasons why water is a scarce resource.
We are learning about the impact of human activities on air and water.
We are learning about the impact of human activities on air and water.
Overall Expectations & Success Criteria
1. Access ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of aire and water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things.
2. Investigate the characteristics of air and water and the visible/invisible effects of and changes to air and/or water in the environment.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living things to help them meet their basic needs.
Framing Questions
- What is air?
- What is water?
- How can you describe water and air?
- What are the stages of the water cycle?
- How do living things use air and water?
- How do people pollute the air and water?
- Why is it important to save water and not pollute the air?
Culminating Task (assessment of learning
Learning Goals:
We are learning about how all living things need water to survive and the uses of water.
We are learning about forms and sources of water in the environment.
We are learning about the stages of the water cycle.
We are learning to understand the three states of water and investigate how temperature affect the stages of the water cycle.
We are learning to examine ways we use water and asses if it is responsible or wasteful.
We are learning to understand the reasons why water is a scarce resource around the world. We are learning about the impact of human activities on air and water.
Culminating Task:
Students will be contributing an air and water pollution portfolio throughout the duration of the unit.
By the end of the unit, students will be able to explain the elements contributed to air and water pollution. They will create a media literacy piece of the stages, sources and impact it has on the world. They will also be able to explain how they will reduce their usuage.
They should also include their hyphothesis' they had throughout their experiments.
Creating a fish-bone chart (link with Indigenous views)
Creating a brochure
Creating a presentation on air and water in the environment