A global crisis?

A global crisis?

Lesson 6 of 12 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • ...

Lesson summary

In this activity students will work in groups to research the freshwater situation in regions around the world. Students will be asked to produce both a report and a map of the region they investigate, and will use the map to create a freshwater map of the world in the classroom. They will then be asked to rank the region they investigated on its present and future water stress.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • recognise the limited quantity of fresh water available for all life on Earth and that many parts of the world are experiencing freshwater stress.
  • communicate effectively in fair and considered class-wide discussion on issues.
  • demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to research and compile information on issues.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to communicate lessons from research through art or literacy exercises.

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Curriculum mapping

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Science:

  • Formulate questions orhypotheses that can be investigated scientifically (ACSIS164)
  • People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions (ACSHE160)

Year 10 Science:

  • Formulate questions or hypotheses that can be investigated scientifically (ACSIS198)
  • Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (ACSSU189)
  • People can use scientific knowledge toevaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions (ACSHE194)

Year 9 English:

  • Interpret, analyse and evaluate how different perspectives of issue, event, situation, individuals or groups are constructed to serve specific purposes in texts (ACELY1742)

Syllabus OutcomesSC5-13ES, SC5-4WS, SC5-12ESEN5-2A

Resources required

  • Internet and library access
  • World map
  • Student Worksheet

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