Everyone Everywhere Needs Water!

Big Idea People depend on places of water

Host Curriculum area: Social Sciences: Place and Environment

Place and Environment Key Understandings

Level 2: Understand how places influence people and people influence places People depend on places of water KEY IDEA: People cannot live without places of water Key questions: How much water is there in the world? What are our water needs? Weeks 1-3 Excite Brainstorming in pairs to show our prior knowledge about water.  Experimenting with floating and sinking. Where on Earth is all the fresh Water?   A demonstration of how much of Earth's water is salty and how much is drinking water. Where can our drinking water be found? Why doesn't everyone have access to drinking water? Designing Water Theme Parks.   Explore – Weeks 4-6 http://watermatters.worldvision.org.nz/sections/abidasWorld/family/ In pairs using the ipads and laptops we completed online quests!  http://watermatters.worldvision.org.nz/sections/waterMatters/ Explain (Weeks 7-9) We began to formulate questions to investigate: Amy Where does water come from? Angus What would happen without the water cycle? Cooper Where does ground water go? Eliza Why are some clouds white?  Why can we see through water? Erin Why can’t we reach the water in ice caps and underground? Evie Why doesn’t everyone have access to water? Finlay What is water made out of? Harper Is water an element? Henry How do clouds make water? Jack Why don’t some other countries have water? Jasper Why is water see-through? Kaya Is water always safe to swim in? Lachlan How much water is used every year on earth? Leon Why can’t we drink salty water? Lucy D How much water do we use every year in New Zealand? Lucy H Why can’t everyone get to drinking water? Luke How did water get to Earth from outer space? Maui Why are we made from so much water? Mia Where does our drinking water come from? Olivia How does low tide and high tide get formed? Rory How long does the water cycle take? Ryan M How much water use in one day? Ryan S After it rains, how does the water get into our pipes? Sam B How fast can water travel? Sam R How does water get into our taps? Nora How does water turn into a vapour? Zoe How do clouds make water? Grace How much does the water drink in a day? We investigated and researched using books, posters and the internet.  We went beyond what we already knew. At this stage we wanted to organise the information we have, record it in an appropriate way and decide whether we have all the information we need to answer our questions.  WALT: Locate information using a range of sources Skim and scan text to find useful information Select the key ideas from text.