Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate how geography and access to water shaped the settlement and development of ancient civilizations.
Students will be able to analyze primary and secondary sources about ancient civilizations to determine what can be learned about people from the evidence they left behind.
Students will be able to explain how the water cycle supports Earth’s surface processes and affects water availability in different places.
Students will be able to read and synthesize informational and literary texts, including A Long Walk to Water, to compare perspectives on water access and daily life.
Students will be able to define an evidence-based How Might We problem statement that distinguishes a user problem from a possible solution.
Students will be able to prototype and test multiple civic action ideas that respond to identified water-access needs for a real audience.
Products
Water Access Research Portfolio with User Notes and How Might We Statement
Each student creates a research portfolio that includes source notes, map and data analysis, a short reflection from at least one real user interaction, and a clearly written How Might We statement. The portfolio shows how individual evidence informed the team’s shared problem definition.
Ancient-to-Queens Water Civic Action Prototype and Public Exhibit Board
Teams develop a higher-fidelity prototype or service solution, supported by a shared problem statement, evidence from individual research, and a simple iteration log. The final exhibit board and presentation explain the problem, show how the solution responds to user needs, and invite feedback from authentic stakeholders.
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