Flint Water Crisis
The Independent Reading texts invite students to explore the ways their community accesses clean drinking water. The Water Crisis In Flint, Michigan https://www.dogonews.com/2016/1/20/the-water-crisis-in-flint-michigan Timeline: Flint Water http://www.sfu.ca/~delicial/Final/Timeline/timeline.html Map of Michigan: https://ontheworldmap.com/usa/state/michigan/ Lead-Laced Water in Flint: A Step-By-Step Look At the Making of a Crisis https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/20/465545378/ How The Water Crisis In Flint, Mich Became A Federal […]
What is a watershed?
The following websites and articles help students research about watersheds. Watershed https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/watershed/ Watershed Basics https://www.neefusa.org/nature/water/lesson-1-watershed-basics What Is a Watershed? https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket09.sci.ess.water.wshed/what-is-a-watershed/ For specific information about watersheds, drinking water quality and more by zip code in America, visit: https://mywaterway.epa.gov/ Students can extend their learning by mapping the world’s watersheds, inspired by this National Geographic activity: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/mapping-watersheds/ Visit […]
H2O For Life
There is an urgent need for clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools and communities around the world. Consider these facts: Women and children in many communities spend up to 60 percent of each day walking to collect water. 4,500 children die every day from preventable diseases related to a lack of access to clean […]
Why Water Aid?
Clean water, reliable toilets and good hygiene are what keep us all healthy. They should be a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere – but they aren’t. We’re in a position to change that. With the help of amazing people like you, we’re working in some of the toughest places in the world. Together, […]
Everybody Needs Water by Ellen Lawrence
When we turn on a tap, we expect to see clean, safe water pour out. This is not how everyone around the world gets their water, of course. Some children must walk miles each day to collect water for their families, while others bathe and help do their families laundry in a river. In Everybody […]
Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
Relates Sally Jane’s experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western Massachusetts to form the Quabbin Reservoir. Visit the Grade 5 Hands-on Investigation Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.
Anna Carries Water by Olive Senior
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters can. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear. Visit […]
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley
Beautiful photographs show the many places people around the world get a cool drink of water. Visit the Grade 5 Hands-on Investigation Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.