Comparing and Contrasting Using Freshwater Habitats: Life in Freshwater Ecosystems by Laurie Toupin
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Theme: |
Compare and Contrast Healthy and Unhealthy Aquatic Environments
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Grades: |
6 - 8
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Subject: |
English, Science
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Duration: |
45 minute class session
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Standards
& Goals: |
Virginia State Standards
5.4 The student will read fiction and nonfiction with fluency and accuracy.
- Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words.
- Use knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes.
- Use dictionary, glossary, thesaurus and other word-reference materials
5.6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction.
- Use text organizers, such as type, headings, and graphics, to predict and categorize information.
- Identify structural patterns found in nonfiction.
- Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.
- Identify cause-and-effect relationships.
- Identify compare-and-contrast relationships.
- Skim materials to develop a general overview of content and to locate specific information.
- Identify new information gained from reading.
6.5 The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment.
Key concepts include:
- water as the universal solvent;
- the properties of water in all three states;
- the action of water in physical and chemical weathering;
- the ability of large bodies of water to store heat and moderate climate;
- the origin and occurrence of water on Earth;
- the importance of water for agriculture, power generation and public health; and
- the importance of protecting and maintaining water resources.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Understand that water pollution has negative effects on aquatic life
- Identify ways that children and adults can conserve and protect water sources
- Compare and contrast a healthy aquatic environment with an unhealthy aquatic environment
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