Water, water, everywhere
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A lesson plan for Grades 1–2 Science and Social Studies
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- Appropriate grades
- 1–2
- Subjects
- social studies (geography)
- Provider
- National Council on Economic Education
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In this lesson, students will identify water and land as examples of natural resources investigate sources of water and identify some ways in which humans make use of water as an economic resource for agriculture, transportation and recreation.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.07: Explore physical features of continents and major bodies of water.
Grade 2
- Goal 6: The learner will analyze how people depend on the physical environment and use natural resources to meet basic needs.
- Objective 6.01: Identify natural resources and cite ways people conserve and replenish natural resources.
- Objective 6.02: Cite ways people modify the physical environment to meet their needs and explain the consequences.
- Objective 6.03: Identify means and methods of human movement as they relate to the physical environment.
Science (2005)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
- Objective 1.01: Investigate the needs of a variety of different plants:
- Air.
- Water.
- Light.
- Space.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
- Air.
- Water.
- Food.
- Shelter.
- Space.
- Objective 1.01: Investigate the needs of a variety of different plants:
