Learning Goals
Students will be able to create a labeled model of the water cycle and explain how evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection move water through Earth’s systems.
Students will be able to explain how the ocean connects to Earth’s water reservoirs through evaporation and precipitation in the water cycle.
Students will be able to distinguish forms of precipitation and connect temperature and weather conditions in their region to what type of precipitation occurs.
Students will be able to collect, organize, and represent cafeteria food-waste data using tables, line plots, or graphs.
Students will be able to calculate mean, median, mode, and range for cafeteria food-waste data and interpret what the measures show about waste patterns.
Students will be able to communicate evidence-based recommendations for reducing water misuse and food waste to school leadership using a poster, model, or presentation.
Products
Individual Water Cycle Model and Cafeteria Waste Analysis Sheet
Each student creates a labeled 2D water-cycle model and a one-page analysis of cafeteria waste data from their assigned grade level. The work must show both science understanding and mathematical reasoning using class-collected evidence.
School Water and Waste Conservation Proposal Poster with Prototype Presentation
Teams develop a shared problem statement and a collaborative conservation proposal for school leadership, supported by a higher-fidelity prototype such as a model, poster, or service idea. The final presentation must show how individual research and data informed the team’s solution and recommendations.
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