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Healthy Water, Happy Home Lesson PlanHealthy Water, Happy Home Lesson Plan
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Purdue University
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K - 5th
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Healthy Water, Happy Home

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Clear water does not mean clean water. A collaborative lesson has groups play a board game to identify sources of water pollution and develop strategies for improving water quality. Their investigations include reference to the water habitat and how water quality affects aquatic species.

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Concepts

water, water quality, species, water habitats

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Follow the lesson with a water quality testing activity and how quality impacts wildlife conservation
  • Ask individuals to create plans to improve water quality in different environments

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects a basic understanding of aquatic habitats

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  • Emphasizes scientific vocabulary
  • Provides questioning suggestions

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