Lesson 1: Water Pollution
Duration of Days: 2.5
Lesson Objective
Differentiate between point source and non-point source pollution and evaluate their effects on public health and aquatic ecosystems
Who is responsible for water quality? How does a pollutant in a factory pipe end up in a human's nervous system?
HS-ESS3-4 (Developing solutions for human impacts).
Analyzing arguments; identifying the "lesson learned" from historical texts.
Students research case studies to understand that pollution isn't just trash but can be chemical or heavy-metal based, with long-term biological consequences.
(DOK 3)
See "Materials / Resources / Text / Speakers" field
Given five scenarios, students must classify them as Point or Non-point and explain which is harder to fix. They will complete this classification through research, data analysis, and argument explanation.
MPS DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES
text, articles, computer