Water Reflections 12/16/2014

Driving Question: Why doesn't everyone in the world have safe water?

Our Five Essential Questions

  1. In places where people have to walk for water, what impact does this have on those communities? (education)
  2. Why don't some people have safe water? (development)
  3. What happens when people don't have safe water? (health)
  4. Where do we (Seattle) get our water from? (water cycle/water treatment)
  5. Why do we need to conserve water? (conservation)

Vocabulary

water cycle
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
purification
treatment
safe 
access
disease
sanitation
development/developing
poverty
crisis

Our initial thoughts about WATER 2014

Showcasing our learning 

In places where people have to walk for water, what impact does this have on those communities?     
    (education)
Researchers: Joshua. Josiah, Oliver, Talen, & Wyatt 

Why don't some people have safe water? 
     (development)
Researchers:   Angelica, Asa, Bella, Fiona, & Zoe 
What happens when people don't have safe water? 
     (health)
Researchers: Chai, Julius, Madeline, Nate & Sage
How do we(Seattle) get our water and where does it come from? 
     (water cycle/water treatment)
Researchers: Jenna, Juliette, Kostya, Mason, & Mollie 
Why do we need to conserve water? 
     (conservation)
Researchers: Aiden, Hugo, Jack, Tate, & Zane