WE are the Water Warriors!
Did you know that 97% of our earth's water in not drinkable? Two percent of our water is inaccessible leaving only 1% of the earth's water for us all to share! Did you know that about a million children die each year from drinking polluted water? Do you know how the water you drink gets to your faucet? Click the button and following the links to learn more!
Where is the Water? Students investigate the distribution of water on Earth.
Curricular Connections. Our project is off the ground! It was a close race, but Water Warriors beat our Water Ninjas for what we want to call ourselves. Students brainstormed any and every question they had about water and the drought. I typed as they fired questions at me at top speed. We've read and responded to a couple of articles about the drought so far which will no doubt lead to more questions.
Texas Drought Images
Students make inferences about the events leading up to each picture.
Research: Students begin thier research. First we listed all of our questions about water, then we categorized our questions. Next, we divided ourselves into inquiry groups and developed guiding questions for each group. Some students are doing their research on paper while others are using the Google drive. Students are collaborating every step of the way. I can't wait to see what they learn!
Inference or Observation
Students use pictures of the drought and water scarcity to make observations and inferences. What's the difference? To make an inference, you have to observe what you see in the picture and then use your background knowledge to figure out what is happening or going to happen.
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Texas Water Development Board Visits the Water Warriors!
Students learn about water shed and the many sources of water from the major rivers in Texas. Did you know the water at Elsa England comes from Lake Georgetown.
I am fascinated with how the kids are collaborating on thier project using Google Drive. This group of boys hyper-linked each other becuase they said it was easier than going back and forth between documents. It is so exciting to see this level of collaboration and technology integration!
Click to see an example of our work using Google Docs!
Lesson on Ground Water
Jessica Woods of the city of Round Rock visited the Water Warriors to discuss ground water, soil types, run off, pollution and water storage.
Students stop and jot notes as they learn about the drought. This type of notetaking as students read promotes comprehension and higher level thinking.