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Water: Read All About It!

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Students discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to develop a paper about a water issue, such as water rights, pollution, or conservation.

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Writing, water, current events, news media

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current events, news, water, water issues, writing skills, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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