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Water Unit Syllabus

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ECED 355 Water Unit Lesson Identification: Curriculum Area: Social Studies -Anthropology Target Age/Grade: 3rd Grade Group Size: 25 students Context/Time of Day: During the afternoon Social Studies period. Time Needed: 45 minutes Rationale: This activity allows students to broaden their cultural understanding of the world, and how that relates to the self, and the United States in particular. This activity will allow students to develop greater cultural awareness of the uses of water in the past and present. State Goal 16 Social Science: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations. Learning Standard E. …show more content…

5. The whole group will then share their legends briefly, while the teacher writes the main role water plays in the legends on the board. 6. Students will then use the information shared to compare their legend with one other legend discussed. 7. After completing the graphic organizer students will discuss in the whole group what they know about the importance of water scientifcally and what they have learned about the importance of water culturally. Extension/follow-up activities: Have students search more information on how water is used culturally or tarditionally and bring in photos or a summary of their findings. Safety Measures: None Assessment & Evaluation: Informal and Formal Students will be assessed as to their participation during the group activity and according to the completion of graphic organizer sheets at the end of the experiment. The following rubric will be used for assessment: Water Legend Activity Way to Go! (5) Almost There! (3-4) Not Quite There (0-2) Total Score Participation during Group Experiment Student participates in the group by reading aloud, and comparing their knowledge of water to the way water is depicted in the legend. Student participated during the read aloud and discusses some information relating to water, but does not compare his/her knowledge of water to the depiction in the

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