Lesson Description:
Students will ... 

• Gain insights into the global water crisis through a variety of sources.
• Students will research,analyze, interpret and apply information to invent and design new water supply, collection and/or sanitation technology.
• Student groups will present their original concept for a design, an illustration and description of the working parts of the technology, as well as a detailed rationale or explanation for the necessity of the design.
• Student groups will submit the collection of their work in the form of a “patent application” to the peer group operating as an “international patent office” for constructive feedback.

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Lesson Type:

• Group Work

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Sustainability Topic:

• Water

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GEF Program Category:

• Sustainable Water Challenge

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Standards Addressed:
NL-ENG.K-12.1

• Reading for Perspective: 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-12.6

• Applying Knowledge: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non print texts.

NL-ENG.K-12.7

• Evaluating Data: Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. they gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

NL-ENG.K-12.8

• Developing Research Skills: Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

NL-ENG.K-12.11

• Participating in society

NL-ENG.K-12.12

• Applying Language Skills: Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
• Science Grades 6 - 12

NS.9-12.1

• Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry/ understanding about scientific inquiry.

NS.9-12.3

• Life Science: Populations and ecosystems/ diversity and adaptations of organisms/ interdependence of organisms

NS.9-12.5

• Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design/ understandings about science and technology
• 14.0 “Hydro-Technology” mini-unit
• Visit us at www.water.org

NS.9-12.6

• Science in personal and social perspectives: personal health/populations, resources, and environments/risks and benefits

Geography Grades K - 12

NSS-G.K-12.2

• Places and Regions: Understand the physical and human characteristics of places/ understand that people create regions to interpret earth’s complexity/ understand how culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions.

NSS-G.K-12.3

• Physical Systems: Understand the physical processes that shape the patterns of earth’s surface/understand the characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on earth’s surface.

NSS-G.K-12.4

• Human Systems: Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on earth’s surface/ understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earth’s cultural mosaics/ understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on earth’s surface/ understand the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement/ understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of earth’s surface.

NSS-G.K-12.5

• Environment and Society: Understand how human actions modify the physical environment/ understand how physical systems affect human systems/ understand the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.

NSS-G.K-12.6

• Uses of Geography: Understand how to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

technology grades 6 - 12

NT.K-12.2

• Social, Ethical, and Human Issues: Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology/ students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software/students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning,collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

NT.K-12.4

• Technology Communications Tools: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences/ students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

NT.K-12.5

• Technology research tools: students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from a variety of sources/ students use technology tools to process data and report results/ students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

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Lesson Documents:
WaterOrg%20HighCurric14.pdf

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