Local and Global Issues : Grade 7 Water week

Lesson Plan – Water week                                                                                          Date: 21 March 2014

Subject:  Economic Management Science can be integrated with Social Science

Aim:  To teach the importance of water as a valuable resource and come up with ideas on how we can preserve it.

Source:  Oxford Successful EMS pages 23 – 29

Introduction:  Discuss what a natural resource is – not man-made, come from the

 The importance of water as a natural resource – what we need it for; 

Why are these resources becoming scarce – people having unlimited wants and wasting;

Body:  Come up with ideas as a group as to ways in which we can preserve our                     precious water.  Take responsibility – make sure taps are turned off when not             using water

           Shower , rather than bath

           Fix leaking taps and hosepipes

           Install rainwater tanks to catch rainwater off our roofs

          Report broken mains pipes to the local municipality, for speedy repairs

          Take care of water sources and make sure they do not become polluted and               dangerous to the health of all living creatures

          Create awareness

Conclusion:      Take action

Task:      Make a poster in a group of 3 or 4 to create awareness and give people                       ideas on how to save water.

               

Local and Global issues : Water Week ( Permiculture gardening)

Grade 4's Planting their vegetables

Local and Global Issues : Water Week ( Permiculture gardening)

The GRADE 1 decided to explore the different needed for plants to grow. The same plants - begonias - were all planted by separate groups in different places to see which would grow best.

This group had light and water

This group had no water

This group had no light.

Which one grew the best  Grade 1's!

Local and Global issues : Water week : Library

Our very beautiful library display during water week.

Global and local issues : Permaculture ( Water Week)

We decided as an Eco School that we would get each child in the school during Water Week to plant a plant in the school grounds as well as take one home. In Grade 2 we were so lucky as Jo ( one of our mums) oversaw the whole project. She is so knowledgeable and taught us so much.

Jo explaining what had to be done.

Smelling the soil.

Starting to dig a tiny hole for their seedling.

Adding fertilizer into each hole

Loosening the roots a little before planting

Kyle planting with great delight

Petunias planted between the herbs to chase away insects.

After planting up our garden we then went to plant up a seedling to take home. Jo was so patient and eventually each child went home happily carrying a herb that they had chosen.

Thank you Jo for all your hard work at our school. I hope some of the seedlings are growing beautifully at home.

Global and Local Issues : Water Week

It was with great excitement that Eden embraced Water Week. All types of activities were seen in and around school.

The GRADE 3 introduced the concept of the Water Cycle through a wonderfully acted play.

The Story of a Water Drop

Mom:       My name is Mrs Drip

                 And this my family

                 Three fine boys are they

                 Son 1, son 2, son 3.

                 The first 2 are big drips

                 But this one is my Drop

                 He isn’t very good

                 When told to, he won’t stop.

Drip1:    We live deep down in the ocean.

Drip 2:   We must never go up to the surface.

Drop : Why? Why can’t we go up to the surface? Who says we can’t?

Mom : Now listen to me my dears. If you go near the surface, you might evaporate. So do as you’re told and stay where it is cool and safe.

Drip1&2: Yes mummy. We will be good.

Drop : Aaargh! Big drips! I’m going to explore and see what is at the top.     See you later.

Drip1: Huh! He didn’t listen to mummy!!!

Drip 2 : He will disappear from us.

Drip 1:You mean we won’t see him ever again?

Drip2: Well…. He will still be around, but invisible to us. That’s what evaporation is.

Drip 1: Please tell us more. I don’t understand.

Mom: Let me explain. Evaporation means that liquid water changes its form to become water vapour. Like the steam coming from a boiling kettle.

Drip 2: Oh! So he’s still around here?

Mom: Yes my dear. He is still here but in another form. He is no longer liquid, he is gas.

Drip1: GAS! You mean like THth.?

Mom : Not bad gas, he is water vapour, up in the air.

Drop : This is great! I can fly and no-one can see me.

Cloud 1 : Hey! You’re new around up here. Be careful where you’re going.

Cloud 2 : Don’t bump into us or you’ll cause a big storm.

Drop : Ouch! I thought that this would be fun, but it’s cold and scary.

Cloud 1: Watch where you’re floating! You mustn’t bump around.

Cloud 2: Silly you! Don’t you know what you’re doing? You’re causing an electric storm.

Chorus : I hear thunder

            I hear thunder

           Hark, don’t you

           Hark, don’t you

           Look at little rain drop

           Look at little rain drop

           He’s iced through

           He’s iced through.

Drop: Oh No! I’m a hail stone!

         I’m falling down because I’m so heavy.

         Now I am solid ice!

Chorus: He’s goin’down

           We’re shouting Thunder

           He’s going to move

            He’s going to dance.

Drop: This is crazy! First I was liquid, Then I was gas and now I am solid.

     All 3 forms of water in 1 day.

Chorus : Look at him fall,

            Look at him drop

            Look at him bounce

            Down the hill into a river.

River: Welcome Drop. Come and join us in our journey to the sea.

Drop: I’m water again! YaY!

       Hi! Everyone. You mean you will take me home to my mommy and   brothers.

River: Oh yes we will……. That’s where we are going if we can get past all  the pollution.

Pollution: No, No, you won’t. We will see if we can throttle you first.

River: Glug, Glug. Please let us go. Where did you come from.

Pollution: The factories sent us into the river. We will take over until all the water is ruined. Sorry for you!

Drop: Help!Help! Somebody save us. Help!

Pollution: No one is listening. You’ll never get passed us.

Eden Eco Kids: Here we come. We will clean this water. Quick, filter it fast. Clear out all the rubbish. We can do it!

Drop: Save us Eden Save us.

River: Gulp. Gulp. Quick. All the fish are dying. We need your help.

Drop: The pollution is clearing. We’re almost clean. I can smell freedom.

River: Thank-you Eden. You have saved the rivers life. We can breathe again.

Drop: We’re on our way. Yahoo!

Drip 1: Mommy can you feel the cool fresh water flowing from the river?

Mom: Yes Dear. That is lovely clean, fresh water flowing down from the mountain tops.

Drop 2: Mommy, I think I can see our brother Drop coming towards us.

Mom: You’re so right! He’s much bigger now, but it’s him alright.

Drop 1&2 : Welcome back home. Where have you been? We can’t believe you are safe.

Drop: I’ve been on a very exciting journey. Let’s just say that I’ve travelled the WATER CYCLE.

 They also explored Mudskippers and Fiddler Crabs

The GRADE 1 - 3 watched a show called ' Journey past the Sun. It is a story about a young girl who travels to find a magic water pot for her people to avoid a drought.

The GRADE 4 - 12 even had their gala during the week. The tables were appropriately decorated to make supporters aware of WATER WEEK.

The GRADE 2 had great fun exploring water filtration. They all made their own sand filters which they then went to Botanical Gardens to test using the water from the lake.