Water+Unit

Cross-Curricular Water Unit Lauren Grimes, Laura Ambrose (BHL Middle Schoole, Clarke Co. Ga)
 * A cross-curricular unit encompassing ELA, SS, Math, and Science.
 * Each subject area will focus on a different aspect of the water and sanitation problem across the globe.
 * Simulation activity: Each student will receive a brief biography of a child their age and their experiences with water and sanitation.
 * Some students will be grouped into simulations where they have ready access to clean water and all of the benefits that come with it.
 * These students will research water consumption, waste, environmental concerns/hazards, and compare and contrast water usage with other industrialized nations
 * Other students will be grouped into simulations where clean water isn’t readily available
 * These kids will research how children in other parts of the world go about obtaining clean water, what they do if they can’t, consequences of drinking/using contaminated water, etc.
 * Students present their findings using a world map. This will ensure that there is a visual measure of water usage and sanitation across the world. (Smartboard activity)


 * Social Studies components:
 * Studies of water rights, conflicts, countries, customs, bathing, religion, etc.
 * ELA component:
 * Students write creative and research based pieces from the point of view of the child they were given in the initial simulation.
 * Students conduct fictitious interviews with kids from around the world about their water issues/ responses will reflect research
 * Math Componet
 * Water statistics on usage, spread of disease as it correlates to clean water, etc.
 * Graphs of various water facts, etc.
 * Science Component
 * Students study the biology of water related diseases
 * Students study how weather affects water usage