Download This Lesson: Don’t Use It All Up!
Brief Description: Students participate in a sponge demonstration to discover that people are consumers of resources and explore methods of conserving those resources.
OBJECTIVES
(Note: All five objectives are appropriate for older students; younger students may accomplish only the first two objectives.)
The student will:
- state one demand he or she places on a natural resource;
- explain how a demonstration of sponges and water symbolizes human resource consumption;
- demonstrate the effects of growing populations on available natural resourceS through reallife examples;
- state at least one example of conserving a natural resource and justify the importance of doing so; and
- graph the percentages of distribution of water on Earth.
ESTIMATED TEACHING TIME
Two sessions: 30 to 45 minutes each for younger students.
Three sessions: 30 to 45 minutes each for older students.
Project Food, Land & People Alignment to Maine Learning Results:
Parameters for Essential Instruction Public Domain Lessons
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PreK-2 |
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6-8 |
9-Diploma |
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English Language Arts |
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B. Writing |
B3 |
B1e, B3a |
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Mathematics |
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B. Data – Data Analysis |
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Grade 6: B2 |
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Grade 7: B1a |
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Science & Technology |
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A. Unifying Themes |
A2 |
A2 |
A2a* |
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B. Skill/traits of Scientific Inquiry |
B1a, B1b |
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C. Science, Technology & Society |
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C3c |
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Social Studies |
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A. Applications of Social Studies Process, |
A3 |
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Visual & Performing Arts |
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B. Creation, Performance, Expression –Visual |
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