Water is Important!

This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about water and its importance. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be speech enabled in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.
Resource ID#: 18073 Type: Presentation/Slideshow
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Direct Link: http://tarheelreader.org/2009/03/17/water-is-important/

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 1, 2
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Speakers/Headphones, Assistive Technology
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: water, living, drink, eat, plants, animals
Instructional Component Type(s): Presentation/Slideshow,  Image/Photograph,  Teaching Idea
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: iCPALMS

Aligned Standards

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these benchmarks.

Aligned Access Points

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these access points.

SC.1.E.6.Su.2
Identify reasons people need water.

SC.1.E.6.Pa.2
Recognize one way people use water.

SC.1.L.17.Pa.1
Observe and recognize that people need water.

SC.2.P.8.Su.2
Recognize water in solid or liquid states.

SC.2.P.8.Pa.2
Recognize water as a liquid.

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Teaching Idea

Water Has Many Uses:

This resource could be used to introduce students to the need and importance of water.

Activities include:

  1. "Water has Many Uses Family Questionnaire" - Students and their family list uses for water, examine whether water use varies in summer and winter, rank the family's top seven uses, examine whether people in developing countries use water differently, and determine how the family would get water in a scenario where running water is no longer available.
  2. Create a collage or collection of pictures depicting the ways people use water or of things that need water to live.
  3. Identify and draw students' favorite uses of water.
  4. Complete a simple writing activity about the importance of water.
  5. Learn about global water facts.

Type: Teaching Idea