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World-Water Hero

Lesson Description:
Students will:

Discuss why clean water is important. Students will evaluate the “powers” needed to improve water quality around the world.

Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
1 class period
Standards Addressed:

NL-ENG.K-12.1

  • Reading for pPerspective: Students read a wide range of print and non-print documents to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the united states and the world.

NL-ENG.K-12.3

  • Evaluation Strategies: Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.

NL-ENG.K-12.4

  • Communication Skills: Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

NL-ENG.K-12.5

  • Communication Strategies: Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

NL-ENG.K-12.6

  • Applying Knowledge: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
Materials Needed:
  • A picture, comic strip or a comic book of an existing popular superhero
  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Crayons
  • Markers
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Lesson Documents:
application/pdf WaterOrg%20ElemCurric5.pdf
Located in: Science

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