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Water and Sanitation for All: Bringing the Issue Home- Gr. 5-8

Elementary, Middle

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Water and Sanitation for All consists of three lessons designed to raise awareness of the issues facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation facilities. The lessons are a strong fit for grade five and six.

  • Lesson 1: Students explore through reading and discussion, the “big picture” of water and sanitation. They learn about what UNICEF is doing to aid children and communities affected by lack of safe water or inadequate sanitation facilities.
  • Lesson 2: Students become familiar with why it is so important to have clean water and sanitation facilities and then discuss some of the consequences of their absence. They read about how simple steps such as hand washing and treating water at home have helped to dramatically decrease disease.
  • Lesson 3: Students are presented with examples of how to take action within their community.They view a video of New Yorkers taking action to raise awareness of the importance of access to clean water and sanitation. Next they read the Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009, a piece of legislation related to world water issues. The class then brainstorms action ideas and each student designs their own plan of action.

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