1. Choose a partner
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- Find someone with whom you work well. You will share a
computer with your partner throughout the project. You will be
responsible for
helping one another in your learning.
- Go to Evaluation. Look
at "Participation"to see what you'll be graded on.
- Make a folder to store your work.
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2.
Brainstorm
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- What kinds of things could cause threat to sources of
clean
water? What do you already know about water? How could water be "under
threat?"
- Brainstorm at least 10 ideas on your cluster map.
- Go to Evaluation. Look
at "Brainstorm and Notes" to make sure you do everything you need to do.
- Print out your cluster map (1 per person).
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3. WebQuest
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- You and your partner are going to use Internet
resources to find out why sources of clean water are under threat.
- Use provided paper/worksheet.
- Visit all of the sites provided. Search for
interesting facts, tips, and pieces of information that support what
you included on your cluster map.
- Record at least 3 important pieces of information from
each site.
- Both you and your partner are Researchers and
Recorders. Take notes on your own worksheet.
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4. Create a Concept Map
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- Find 2 other teams who are ready to share their
brainstorms and notes. Compare your findings. Add any ideas you like to
your notes.
- Now use Inspiration to create a concept map. Click here to find out what a
concept map is.
- Show at least 15 relationships between poeple's
attitudes, industrial activities, and laws on environmental
protection. Use specific facts. Your concept map should show what you
learned.
- Make sure your concept map is organized on one page.
It should look good and be easy to understand.
- Go to Evaluation. Look
at "Concept Map." Make sure you followed all of the directions.
- Print out your concept map (1 per person).
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5. Draw or Design a Poster
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- Choose
one important idea from your concept map.
- Go
to Evaluation before you begin. Look at
"Poster" to find out what you'll be graded on.
- Make
a poster that illustrates the idea you have chosen. It must have an
important message or helpful tip. You may use paper, pencil, markers,
and/or crayons; or you may create a black & white picture in Kid
Pix and color it after it has been printed.
- The
poster must: (1) have an important tip or message, (2) be neat, and (3)
have no spelling errors.
- After
you are done with the entire project, hang your poster somewhere in
your neighborhood to make the public more aware of this issue.
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6. Reflection on the learning process
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- Complete
a self-evaluation.
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7. Presentations and discussions
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- Share
work in 3-5 minute presentations.
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8. Draft clean water protection bill
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- Class
drafts a sources of clean water protection bill
to be presented to Mufulira Municipal Council
and the Ministry of Energy and
Water Development.
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