Water+Conservation+Lesson

Water Conservation - Week long unit of study primarily done in small groups TEKS – (4.7C) 4th/5th Science Objective – Students will demonstrate an understanding of water conservation issues in their community and explain way in which they will purposefully conserve water in their daily lives.

Brainstorm whole group using Activboard- "How do you use water in your everday life?" "What water related activity do you think is most wasteful?"
 * The Hook**-

A greater awareness of water conservation in our everyday lives
 * Stated Objective and Purpose-**

[] Use Activotes for student responses in conjunction with video and then break students into small groups to discuss their personal usage patterns.
 * Mini Lesson –**

Using Google Custom Search the teacher will model accessing the set web resources for the next student activity. Custom search: media type="custom" key="9780462" Present web tools that students can use to create final products. Ex. Prezi, Voicethread, Glogster, Pixton, Flipcamera video, blogs, etc. []
 * Guided Practice -**

Explain project and finished product options in detail and develop grading rubric with students using Teach4Learning website.
 * Activity -**

Students determine their learning path and work independently.
 * Independent Practice-**

Think/Pair/Share about something new you learned today about water conservation in your home and thenshare what you worked on during independent work time.
 * Closure -**

Group A: Read the Article [|"Colorodo's Water: Making More From Less"].Fill out the [|Problem solutions sheet]based on the problems presented in the article. Group B: Use the iPod touches to use the custom search to find ways the conserve water. Group C: Netbooks- Go to [|Quizlet] and create 10 cards on conservation vocabulary. Group D: Work on project Group E: Conference with the teacher
 * Small Group Ideas:**