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Water Conservation Lesson PlanWater Conservation Lesson Plan
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5th - 8th
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Water Conservation

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Open learners' eyes to the challenge of finding safe drinking water – something we often take for granted in our country. The PowerPoint presentation includes images, graphs, diagrams, and even a video to stimulate discussion on how we use and can conserve this precious natural resource. Afterward, small groups work together to analyze color-coded maps and graphs of water use data.

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Concepts

water conservation, conservation, water, drinking water, freshwater

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water conservation, drinking water, freshwater, science

Pros

  • Lesson plan comes with extension ideas, links to additional resources, worksheets, and printable maps and graphs
  • Additional teacher's notes are written in the PowerPoint presentation
  • Raises awareness of the global freshwater issue
  • Designed to meet Next Generation Science Standards

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