Water, Water, Everywhere? Water Availability&Sustainability

Water: the BIG picture Your tribe number is located on the envelop your desk. (If you don’t have a number, see me for your tribe assignment.) Silently, read your tribe’s water availability description on the lab sheet. On the back of your lab sheet, write at least one challenge your tribe will face as a result of their water availability. You ALL have a challenge. Be prepared to share with your group Date Session # Activity Page # 12/16 Tribal Water Challenge 22 2 Types of Water Scarcity Text 23 Homework: find and print an article about recent water quality issues or events Read it and come prepared to discuss it

8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans. 8.E.1.1 Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including: • Water distribution on earth • Local river basins and water availability 8.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires: monitoring of the hydrosphere, water quality standards, methods of water treatment, maintain safe water quality, stewardship

YOU will explain the impact humans have on local water systems and the effect the hydrosphere has on humans by….. Reading and summarizing various types of text (lab results, maps, article), creating summarizing statements and appropriately citing text in text-dependent questions.

Tribal Challenge Water Relay 6 Tribes – Each Tribe has 1 Dixie cup and 1 beaker. (except Tribe 5 – they have 2 beakers and 2 Dixie cups) The goal of each tribe is to get 1 day’s supply of water (1,000 mL) in 5 minutes. Your water sources are not the same. When you reach your daily need, complete the activity in the envelop. Any water not in the beaker when time is called may not be added to the beaker.

Tribal Mixer Share your observations with your tribe. Develop a summarizing statement about your tribe’s water experience. You each need to record the statement. Write the statement on the back of your data sheet. Each of you will share this summary with other tribes. Number 1-6 Go to the tribe number, share your statement with them, listen to theirs.

Deeper thinking….based on text Every tribe (society) did not have the same experience with water, most did not have enough. Define water availability; use evidence from the activity within your description.   Explain various factors that affect water availability, use evidence from the activity in your response. How does water availability affect a society? Use evidence from the activity to support your response.

Read About It…& Talk to Text Read the title Two Types of Water Scarcity One is easier to solve than the other What do you think it means What do you expect to read about based on the title? Be prepared to share your thinking.

Read About It…& Talk to Text This text has a map How do we read a map compared vs other types of text? Talk to the Map Text

Read About It…& Talk to Text 1’s and 2’s “Physical Water Scarcity” 3’s & 4’s “Economic Water Scarcity” Talk to the text..wonder, connect, question When you are finished, write a one sentence summary of the text you have read. Write it on a sticky note and place it on your text.

Text dependent questions Answer the questions on the back of your paper. Be prepared to share your responses. Select a golden line from the text, explain why you selected that line. Using evidence from the text, explain why is it necessary to describe water scarcity in both physical and economic terms. How is standard 1.1 related to standard 1.4…use evidence from the text to support your answer.