World Links Curriculum and Technology Integration E-Learning Project Lessons

CONSERVING WATER IN THE HOME

Introduction

Water, as is said, is Life.Without water Man cannot survive.However, Man’s activities, threaten this indispensable commodity. These activities have resulted in the pollution of our water bodies, dwindling of the size of our rivers and streams, drying up of our rivers and streams and the prevalence of water-borne diseases. In Ghana, access to safe drinking water (treated water) is quite a problem especially among the rural folk, who have to rely on rivers and streams for water.Treated water is expensive forming a substantial percentage of the government’s expenditure. In the home, payment for water forms a sizeable part of the family’s expenditure. At certain periods, especially, during the dry season, the taps occasionally do not run, causing inconvenience in the home.This project therefore seeks to focus on sensitizing students on the need to conserve water in the home. The culmination of this project on creating awareness among all and sundry especially the students on the importance of managing our water resources and the need to conserve water since Water is Life will be a newsletter written by students.English students will contribute articles and stories on conservation of water with special reference to the home.This lesson will therefore focus on conserving water in the home.
Subject and Grade level:SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS: 1 - 3
Lesson Goals
  • For students to use the Internet to acquire more knowledge about Water Conservation.
  •  For students to present their knowledge on water conservation in the home in Power Point form.
  • For students to use CD Rom to acquire more information on article writing and stories (narrative writing).
  • Students will increase their vocabulary and communication skills especially in article writing and short stories.
Content Objectives
  • Students will be sensitized on how important Water is to Life.
  • Students will be able to learn more about the negative effect of Man’s activities on our sources of water
  • Students will become more aware of the misuses of water in the home. 
  • Students will be able to learn practical ways of conserving water in the home. 
  • Students will be better equipped in creative writing skills
Performance Objectives

·Students will present their compositions on conserving water in the home in Power Point form.

Technology Objectives

·Students will be able to find relevant information from the web.

·Students will be able to interpret information from the web. 

·Students will be able to use Power Point to present their stories or articles on water conservation in the home.

·Students will be able to use CD Rom to find information on how to write articles and short stories.

Instructional Activities (teacher component) 

·The teacher will give a lesson to the students on the importance of conserving water in the home.

·Students will then jot down points from the lesson down in their jotters. This will then be typed in MS Dos (Word) on their computer. Students can also save their work on diskettes.

·The teacher will then demonstrate to students how to use CD Rom to find information on lesson being taught.

·The teacher will then instruct students to use search engines to find more information on websites on the Internet on conservation of water in the home.

·After collecting more information from the web, students will be informed that they will be expected to write articles or short stories about conserving water in the home.

·The teacher will then teach students how to use Power Point to present their work. She will do this using a computer and projector.

·She will then divide her class into two since it is a large class. She will reserve the computer lab for four class periods of forty minutes each. Each class will use two class periods for slower students to finish their assignments. Faster students could be assigned to help slower students


Learning Activities (student component) 

·Students will use websites to find information on Water Conservation in the home.

·. They will practice their typing skills and knowledge of Word by typing and saving information in Word. This will also be copied unto diskettes.

·Students will also learn how to use Power Point to make presentation.

·Students will use CD Rom to gain more information on article writing and short stories.

Instructional Strategies

·Teacher will instruct the class on the importance of water to life and therefore the need to conserve water especially in the home.

·Teacher will give clear instructions to students on how to use search engines to find information on the Internet.

·Teacher will demonstrate the use of CD Rom to find information to students.

·Teacher will give concise instructions to students on how to use Power Point for their presentations. The teacher will do this using the computer and the projector.

·Students will then be given the chance to practice all that the teacher has been taught in class while the teacher supervises them. 

Project Assessment

·Students will be asked to present their assignment to the class by using Power Point presentation

·The teacher will have gone through the presentation techniques and provide suggestions for students.

·Students will be assessed by their own classmates (peers). The students with the help of the teacher will have developed criteria and tools for assessment (rubrics) both teachers and students can use to assess their work.

·Students will be made to write articles and short stories on water conservation in the home. This will be done in Word and saved on their computers and later printed out for teacher to mark. This will help test for retention of information. 

Project Materials and Handouts

1.Power Point

2.MS Word

3.Projector

4.Computer

5.Printer

6.CD Rom

7.Search Engines

Lesson Resources

  1. Microsoft Power Point
  2. Microsoft Word
  3. Websites - Google, Yahoo.
  4. World links Curriculum and Technology Integration
  5. Activity Task) CD ROM
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