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STANDARD 3050-03 Students will understand the characteristics and management of water.

Suggested order of activities for LEP students

Extension Activity # 1A Where’s the Water – Part I

Extension Activity # 1B Where’s the Water – Part II

Extension Activity # 1C Finding the Solution

Activity # 2 The Great Pepper Mystery: Surface Tension

Extension Activity # 3A Water Values

Activity # 3 Discover the Water Users

Activity # 4 Water – How Much Do You Use?

Extension Activity #5A Water Pollution

Additional Reference/Support Materials

Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. The Magic School Bus series puts out a book and video on water. The video provides good background information on the water cycle. The book is available in Spanish at the main branch of the Salt Lake City library.

Girasol, Revista de Actividades de Descubrimiento Científico - Agua. A Spanish-English bilingual education program on water for grades 2-5, which has activities about the water cycle as well as on water usage. Developed by the Intercultural Center for Research in Education (INCRE), 366 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174.

Agua:¡El Recurso Que Se Usa & Se Usa & Se Usa Para Todo! Poster about water and its uses, with teacher information and student activities on the reverse side. Available in English or Spanish from the US Geological Survey, Book and Open-File Reports Section, Box 25425, Denver, Colorado. Telephone (303) 236-7476. Plain white versions of the poster, suitable for coloring, are also available.

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Updated January 27, 1999 by Michelle Dumas