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The Water We Drink

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Third graders relate that the quality of their drinking water is subject to the condition of the environment and water found in streams and creeks in their community. They track the travel of a wad of paper from a student's desk to a local landfill. They discuss the landfills and demonstrate how they are used by burying trash under a layer of soil inside the tank.

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erosion, pollution, the water cycle

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environmental aswareness, erosion, pollution, water cycle, science
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Grade
3rd
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Science
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Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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