Give Water A Hand

Description

General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Mapping an area, particularly a watershed. Analyzing water consumption. Planning and organization. Taking action. Working with experts.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Determine assessment criteria before starting if working with a school group. Plan to work quickly through the early stages of the program if working with older grades of students.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	If an area is polluted the resource does not address why but simply moves on to how action can be taken to resolve old problems and prevent new ones. The activity does not address why someone might not choose to protect a watershed or conserve water.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Very Good	Environmental dimensions are well covered as the resource investigates and takes action on local water quality. Social dimension are addressed through education, community mapping and recognizing the need for people to have clean drinking water. Members of society qualified to help are noted. Economics come into the activities as students examine water conservation at school and/or home.
Respects Complexity	Good
Action Experience	Very Good
Action Skills	Very Good
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Mediocre
Personal Affinity with Earth	Very Good
Locally-Focused	Very Good
Past, Present & Future	Good	Students examine the present situation either in their community or in the surrounding area, on their farm or ranch for example. They recognize what changes may need to be made and learn how to take action to make those changes which promotes a positive vision for the future. There is no mention of the past which is probably the appropriate way to deal with this issue.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Very Good
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Very Good
Discovery Learning	Good
Values Clarification	Very Good	Students choose the project they care to work on. After the service project is complete, students are instructed to share their thoughts relating to what they have seen, heard, felt or learned Individually, they reflect by answering notebook questions.
Differentiated Instruction	Good
Experiential Learning	Very Good	Observing outdoor (watershed) and indoor (water conservation). Planning and carrying out an action project.
Cooperative Learning	Good
Assessment & Evaluation	Mediocre	Good teacher resource but no explicit assessment information.
Peer Teaching	Mediocre
Case Studies	Good	Some mention at the beginning of action projects carried out by other youth.
Locus of Control	Very Good

Relevant Curriculum Units

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Alberta
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- Grade 9
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    - Agriculture - The Big Picture
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    - Sustainable Agriculture
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British Columbia
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- Grade 10
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    - Life Science: Sustainability of Ecosystems
Manitoba
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- Grade 11
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    - Agriculture: A Cornerstone Industry -Course Content
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    - Current Topics in the Sciences 30S: Science, Technology, Society & the Environment
New Brunswick
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Newfoundland & Labrador
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    - Science 1206: Sustainability of Ecosystems
Nova Scotia
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    - Science 10: Sustainability of Ecosystems
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    - Agriculture 11: Beyond the Farm Gate
Ontario
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- Grade 9
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    - Geography of Canada: Human-Environment Interactions
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    - Geographics: The Geographer’s Toolkit (Workplace Prep) Human-Environment Interactions
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    - World Geography: Urban Patterns & Interactions (College Prep.) Human-Environment Interactions
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Prince Edward Island
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    - Science 421A: Sustainability of Ecosystems
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
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Yukon Territory
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