Improve quality or consumption of water in your community.

Overview

Water is a precious resource. The sixth graders at Echo Horizon School in Culver City, California, USA hope you will join us in finding ways to reduce consumption or improve the quality of water in your community!

Big Idea

Water

The Essential Question

How do my actions impact water in my community?

Example Guiding Questions

1. Where does our water come from?
2. What are the ways that we use water?
3. What are the main pollutants in our local watershed?

Example Guiding Activities

1. Interview an expert from a local water district.
2. Make a list of the different ways that we use water by surveying kids and adults in our community.
3. Visit a local body of water with an environmental expert, make observations, take photos, collect evidence, and interview the expert.