Lesson+7

|| ** Strands:  **  Physical, Personal, Social learning and Discipline-based learning. ** Domains:  **  Science and English, Interpersonal development and Personal learning.
 * Dimensions: **   Reading, Writing, Speaking and listening. Science knowledge and understanding. Science at work.   ||
 * ** LESSON 7    :   ** || **  LEARNING FOCUS -  **   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.   ||
 * Glenn Steere || **  OBJECTIVE(S) –  **   Learners will discover the use of water, understand its importance in the world, demonstrate their choice use of water, and understand that it is the responsibility of everyone to conserve water.   ||

||   Introduction Students are seated on the floor together listening and participating by answering questions.
 * ** TIMING  ** || **  LEARNING ACTIVITIES  ** || **  TEACHING ACTIVITY  ** || **  RESOURCES  ** ||
 * 5min

||   Ask students the following questions: What do you use water for? Who or What needs water? How do we obtain water? Be prepared to elaborate on questions. You may need to ask the questions in a different manner based upon the student’s prior knowledge. || Butcher paper or whiteboard. Student drawing paper. Coloured pencils || ||  ||  Read the book A Drop Around the World (see reference below) ||  || ||    Body Students are seated on the floor together listening and participating by answering questions. ||   Ask students: What is your favorite use of water? What would happen if there was not enough water? Would you be able to do your favorite water activity? Record students’ answers on the whiteboard.
 * 5min
 * 10min

||  ||  ||    Tell the students that there is only a limited supply of water on the Earth. Ask students: Does anyone know what the word **  conserve  **  means? (To use something carefully so as not to exhaust the supply). Who is responsible for conserving water. Who is responsible for keeping the water we have clean and usable? Convey to the students that when we look after the Earth’s resources we are being responsible   || || ||   Hand out drawing paper and materials to the students. Students should illustrate through drawing or writing, their own favorite use of water, example drinking, and water sports. ||  || ||    Conclusion Have students gather together on the floor for a group discussion.
 * 5min ||
 * 15min ||  Students are to work individually at their tables.
 * 5min

|| T    Have students share their illustration Ask students: Could they do their illustrated activity without water? What could we do to make sure there is enough water to always do their favorite activity? ||  ||