Lesson 3: Depletion of Resourcse
Duration of Days: 6
Lesson Objective
Students will learn how humans extract and obtain natural resources. They analyze patterns and systems to construct explanations about the cause-and-effect relationships between the use of resources and the distribution and availability of resources.
How do humans impact resource distribution and availability?
Groundwater Overdraft
Mining
MS-ESS3-1
ELA: RST.6-8.1, WHST .6-8.2, WHST .6-8.9
Math: 6.EE.B.6, 7.EE.B.4
Engage- DOK1
Explore/Explain- DOK2
Elaborate- DOK3
Evaluate- DOK1 & DOK4
STEM Module Project- DOK4
Phenomenon: Mining for Resources
STEM Module Project: Where in the world?
Groundwater is mainly found in large lakes and rivers underground.
Group work
Visuals
Sentence Starters
Graphic Organizers
Accessing Prior Knowledge
Formative and Summative Assessments:
Lesson Review
Lesson Check
Claim Evidence Reasoning
McGraw Hill online textbook/workbook
Labs and Investigations:
- Lab: Mineral Mining
- Investigation: Going, Going, Gone
- Lab: Coal Mining
- Investigation: Farewell Fossil Fuels
- Investigation: Out of Sight, Out of Mind.