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YourName:ArenDrabe
TitleofLesson:CONTAMINATEDGROUNDWATER
Grade:56th
STANDARDS
(5.W.2) - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
PO 2. Formulate predictions in the realm of science based on observed cause and effect relationships.
LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Thislessonallowsstudentstoaccessandreflectontheeffectshumanshaveongroundwater.Afterstudents
havelearnedaboutgroundwater,aquifers,pumpingwells,andthequalityofgroundwaterstudentswillhave
theopportunitytohypothesizeusingFuturesThinkingwhatcouldhappenifhumanscontinuetocontaminate
thelimitedamountofgroundwateraccessibletomankind.
OBJECTIVES
StudentswillbeabletouseFuturesThinkingtohypothesizewhatcouldhappeninthefutureifhumans
continuetocontaminatethelimitedamountofgroundwateraccessible.
Studentswillconstructaninformativetextwithfactsthatsupporttheirhypothesis.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Thestudentswillneedtocompletea5paragraphtextinordertoexplaintheirhypothesisaboutwhatcould
happenifhumanscontinuetocontaminategroundwater.Eachparagraphshouldconsistofatleast5
sentencestoreceivethefullamountofpoints.
Paragraph1:Introduction
Paragraph2:Explaininghowhumanscontaminatewater
Paragraph3:Apossibleoutcomeforthefutureifgroundwatercontinuestobecontaminated
Paragraph4:Anotherpossibleoutcomeforthefutureifgroundwatercontinuestobecontaminated.
Paragraph5:Conclusion
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Priortothislessonstudentswillneedtoknowtheimportanceofgroundwaterandhowitisalimited
resource.Studentswillalsoneedtounderstandallthepossiblewaysthatcontaminationcanoccurandthe
effectsithasonhumansandtheenviroment.Studentswillalsoneedtoknowhowtosuccessfullyconstructa
5paragraphtextandhowtothinkusingFuturesThinking.
Paper
Pencils
Researcharticles
Groundwaterfacts
Computerlab
Groundwater
FuturesThinking
Contamination
MATERIALS
VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS
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TEACHINGPROCEDURES
AftergoingoverQualityofGroundwateronthe5daydigitalartifacthavestudentsgetintogroups
oftwotodiscussmoreaboutgroundwaterandcontaminatinggroundwater.
Afterabout10minutesoftalkingwithapartnerhavestudentstakeoutapieceofpaperandapencil
tobrainstormallthedifferenteffectscontaminatedwaterhasonhumansandtheenviroment.
Afterbrainstormingtakestudentsgotocomputerlabtoresearchdifferentarticles,havestudents
findatotalof3printoutsontheeffectsofcontaminatedgroundwater.After45minutesof
researchingandprintingoutarticleshavestudentsreturnbacktotheclassroom.
Explaintothestudentshowtheywillbeconstructinga5paragraphinformativetextusingfutures
thinkingonwhatcouldhappenifhumanscontinuetocontaminatethelimitamountofgroundwater
accessible.Writeontheboardwhateachparagraphshouldconsistofinordertoreceivefullcredit.
Givestudentstherestofthedaytofinishessay,tellstudentstheessayneedstobeturnedin
tomorrowbutcanbeturnedintodayiffinished.
RESOURCES
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WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
UsingFuturesThinkingforthislessonshouldhelpstudentsnotonlylearnthisconceptbutalsogrowfromit.
InmyopinionFutureThinkingisthemostrelatableandrealisticwayofthinkingoutofthebunch.Especially
whentalkingaboutgroundwaterandcontaminationitwillbeeasyforstudentstograspthefullimportance
thatgroundwaterhasonthefutureoftheearthandhumanlife.Afterwritingtheir5paragraphessay
studentsshouldbeabletotakeawayfromthislesson,hopefullytocontinuelivinginawaythatwillhelpkeep
ourgroundwatercleananduncontaminated.Ideally,studentswouldwalkawayfromthislessonbeingableto
explaintotheirfamilyandfriendstheimportancegroundwaterhasonourfutureandthewayswecanwork
togethertostopcontamination.