Lesson plan
The Rain Saved Us – Examining Drought Impacts Yesterday and Today
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
Legacy
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will learn about the centrality of water to everyday life, three different kinds of drought impacts, how today's water usage differs from in the past, and making decisions about water usage. This lesson includes strategies for diverse learners (ELLs).Duration
2-3 class periodsAuthor
Annamarie
Schaecher
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
15: How physical systems affect human systems
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
Teacher Instructions
SchaecherRainSavedUsT.pdf
(235.2 KB)
Student Materials
SchaecherRainSavedUsS.pdf
(179.51 KB)
SchaecherRainSavedUs.ppt
(7.71 MB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
SchaecherRainSavedUsV.pdf
(18.32 MB)
SchaecherRainVocabTest.pdf
(131.92 KB)