Thursday 1 December 2016

Water - A Precious Resource - Lesson 2

Lesson 2

2.1 Essential Question:         
Is water a precious resource?

2.2 Grouping Strategy:         
·         Team will comprise groups of 7 students of mixed gender and mixed ability and skills.
·         The main aim is to promote teamwork in mixed ability groups.
·         The goal is to make sure that higher ability students get opportunities for peer instruction and lower ability students’ benefit from the more advanced peer influence.

2.3 Learning Environment:  
·         A good class room environment for group activities.
·         Computer labs are used for online work.
·         Collaboration between students will take place through email/blog/whatsapp
·         Library is used for research.


2.4Assessment Approach:
                                2.41 Authentic Assessment:
Authentic tasks such as
·         Closing the taps after use in the school.
·         Documenting the data of public wells, Taps and rainwater harvesting techniques in the locality.
·         Collection of data using primary data.

           
2.42 Formative Assessment:
           
Regular feedback will be provided as the students work on internet and library research, surveys, statistical analysis, and presentation designs.           

2.43 Summative Assessment:
·         Power point presentation on the importance of water and need for conserving it.
·         Reports of survey and research.


2.44 Rubrics:
Rubrics will be used to assess
·         Surveys
·         Final presentations
·         Blog
·         Statistical analysis

2.45 Gradings:
            Project grades will be based on a combination of scores from assessments made during the project. A rubric will also be used to compile grades.