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=Unit at a glance=


 * || Lesson Title || Overview ||
 * Tuning in || [[file:Lesson 1.doc]] || This is the first in a series of eight lessons, we will discuss the importance of water to our lives and brainstorm ways in which we can save water. ||
 * Deciding Direction || [[file:Lesson 2.doc]] || This is the second lesson in a series of eight, we will focus on one method of saving water, turning the tap off when we brush our teeth. ||
 * Organising Ourselves || [[file:Lesson 3.doc]] || Students will discover how much water they can save by reducing the amount of water used in the bath and talk about ways they can make their showers shorter. Students will also be introduced to the idea of using buckets to cart used bath water out to the garden. ||
 * Finding Out || [[file:Lesson 4.doc]] || Students will learn what grey water is and discuss ways it can be collected and used. Students will also respond to a story book about the water cycle by performing the water cycle as a class. ||
 * Sorting Out || [[file:Lesson 5.doc]] || Identifying that all living things need clean water to grow. Through the use of experiments to see how plants grow with salt water, no water and too much water. Children will grow their own plant and monitor the results. ||
 * Drawing Conclusions || [[file:Lesson 6.doc]] || Creating ways to collect water at the plant. The collection of water is important because of the drought. ||
 * Considering Social Action || [[file:Lesson 7.doc]] || Students explore how and why natural factors, for example, changes in the weather, and human activities, for example, the closing of a park, affect their lives. They develop basic narratives that link events in their own experience. Participating in activities such as saving water and recycling, they develop their awareness of environmental issues. ||
 * Reflection & Conclusion || [[file:Lesson 8.doc]] || Students explore how and why natural factors (for example, changes in the weather) and human activities (for example, the closing of a park) affect their lives. They develop basic narratives that link events in their own experience. Participating in activities such as saving water, they develop their awareness of environmental issues. ||