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Below are storylines that were designed by Cheryl Mosier, an Earth Science Teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
An additional internet-based project is done to show students the following:
- where water is in Colorado
- how water is used in Colorado
- snow pack and drought information (4.3.2)
- graphing techniques with Microsoft Word
Big Idea:
- In order to sustain the presence and quality of human life, humans and communities must understand their dependency on Earth resources and environments, realize how they influence Earth systems, appreciate Earth’s carrying capacity, manage and conserve nonrenewable resources and environments, develop alternate sources of energy and materials needed for human sustenance, and invent new technologies.
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Activity 1 – Sources of Water in the World and Your Community |
Activity 2 – How Does Your Community Maintain Its Water Supply? |
Activity 3 – Using and Conserving Water |
Activity 4 – Water Supply and Demand: Water Budgets |
Activity 5 – Water Pollution |
Activity 6 – Water Treatment |
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Key Evidence Learned
Connection to: |
- where is fresh and salt water - water sources for Littleton - how could we collect the rain we receive |
- how changes in one part of a system affects other parts - main ways to increase water supply - surface water vs. ground water - water supply system in Littleton |
- how much water is used at Columbine High School - analyze water statistics for Jeffco and surrounding counties - consumptive vs. nonconsumptive uses of water - water conservation at school and home |
- water budget - influence of local climate on the water budget - when is supply greatest and lowest - quantity and availability of surface and ground water
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- pollutants in ground water - pollution due to road salt - how do humans affect surface and ground water quality |
- key processes and stages in water treatment - how and why water is treated - water treatment used in Jeffco and Littleton |
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Big Idea |
- where our water comes from to sustain life |
- where our water comes from |
- amount of water used for different things |
- why different areas use different amounts of water - water budget comparisons |
- human impact on water sources |
- how we safely use water |
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Real Life and Chapter Challenge |
- where our water in Littleton comes from
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- where our water comes from |
- personal water use - county water use – Jeffco compared to other local counties - water conservation |
- our local water budget - our local climate |
- local water pollution problems |
- water treatment process in Littleton
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Geosphere |
- location of dams and reservoirs |
- surface and ground water |
- conservation |
- when we pull more ground water |
- pollution in ground water |
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Hydrosphere |
- water cycle
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- surface and ground water |
- water uses - conservation |
- water use from surface sources |
- surface water pollution |
- how to treat water |
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Atmosphere |
- water cycle |
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Cryosphere |
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Biosphere |
- water needs for human life |
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State Stand. |
4.3.a, 4.3.b, 4.3.c |
4.3.a, 4.3.c |
4.3.b |
4.3.b |
4.3.b |
4.3.b |
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JeffCo Stand |
4.3.d, 4.3.e |
4.3.d |
4.3.e |
4.3.e |
4.3.e |
4.3.a, 4.3.e |
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CSAP Frame |
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4.3.2.c |
4.3.2.c |
4.3.2.c, 4.2.2.b |
4.3.1.a, 4.3.1.b, 4.3.1.c, 4.3.2.c |
4.3.2.c |
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Jeffco PE |
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