This one day professional development is created for teachers receiving this unit as part of our OCM BOCES Science Center curriculum material program.Teachers will be able to work through the module, materials, and gain access to resources to prepare for implementation in their classroom.
How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need? is part of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, a new curriculum series by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. It is aligned to a group of grade 5 standards. It has a focus on engineering design, with a secondary focus on Earth and space science.
In this module, students:
* Define the problem of human's need for freshwater and the limited amount of freshwater available
* Develop a model to show how human activities interact with components of the Earth's system to cause groundwater pollution
* Design, test, and evaluate different solutions for treating contaminated water
* Use a digital simulation to design and test a solution to the problem of water scarcity
* Communicate two perspectives on the causes and effects of an environmental crisis
* Design, test, and evaluate a solution to pump, treat, and allocate water in a particular town
One hour lunch on your own.