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Water Works!
Subject: Social Studies Water Works!
Age Range:8 - 11
Application Type: Web Application
Platform: PC
21st Century Themes:
Global AwarenessFinancial & Economic LiteracyCivic LiteracyHealth Literacy
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21st Century Concepts:
Creativity & InnovationCommunication & CollaborationResearch & Information FluencyCritical Thinking & Problem SolvingDigital CitizenshipTechnology LiteracyGrowth & Leadership
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The Project Description

This project promotes an awareness of the global issues related to water use, while introducing students to technology tools that can be used for learning geography and mapping skills. We will be creating a tour of places in the world where lakes and major rivers are running dry, using the interactive and dynamic Google™ Earth software. These lakes and rivers are found in different parts of the world, affecting large and varied populations. Our explorations will include discussions about the economic, political, and environmental inter-dependencies that exist, related to available water resources, as well as how decisions about personal water use affect the availability of water on both a local and global scale.
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Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 75045 2:28
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The Project Tutorials
The following tutorials demonstrate, step-by-step, how to complete the example project, as shown in the Project Preview.
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Key # Length
1. locked Setting up Google Earth 75039 1:26
2. locked Using the Google Earth interface 75040 2:26
3. locked Flying to a location 75041 2:33
4. locked Adjusting the view 75042 2:00
5. locked Adding a Placemark 75043 1:46
6. locked Editing a Placemark 75044 2:05
Key # Length
1. locked Finding other locations 75047 2:06
2. locked Using the Grid & Overview map 75048 1:51
3. locked Viewing Historical imagery 75052 2:37
Key # Length
1. locked Adding more Placemarks for a Tour 75057 1:38
2. locked Creating a tour folder in My Places 75053 1:43
3. locked Setting Tour preferences 75054 1:32
4. locked Playing your Tour 75055 1:30
5. locked Recording your Tour 75056 1:44
6. locked Sharing your Tour 75058 1:57
Infusing 21st Century Skills       back to top
The example project created in the tutorials illustrates one way this project might be completed, using subject-specific content, targeted for a certain grade range, and using a specific application. As demonstrated, this would make a fine technology skills integration project for your students. However, the basic project can be easily extended to more fully support the teaching and learning of other 21st century concepts and skills, beyond those related to technology.
A stated Performance Indicator of a 21st Century teacher is the ability to "customise and personalise learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources" (ISTE NETS•T 2c). The Project Activity Guide and The Professional Development Workbook, included in the downloadable Project Resource Packet, will help you practice this critical skill by guiding you through the process of modifying the example project to infuse 21st century skills, to help you adjust the project to suit your own classroom needs, and to assess the end result.
The following tutorials address ways you might adapt the basic project, as well as provide examples of how the project can be extended to more fully incorporate specific 21st century concepts. Please note that these suggestions may involve using Web resources that are blocked or filtered by your school or organisation.
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 Adapting & Extending
Key # Length
1. locked Adapting - using a different application 75046 2:39
2. locked Innovating - using Sky & Ocean in Google Earth 75049 3:07
3. locked Growth & Leadership - being a part of the Community 75050 2:38
4. locked Creating - adding audio to the Tour 75051 2:01
Tutorial series by Philip K. Harmer