Access Point #: SC.1.E.6.Su.2

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Identify reasons people need water.
General Information
Number: SC.1.E.6.Su.2
Category: Supported
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Big Idea: Earth Structures : Humans continue to explore the composition and structure of the surface of the Earth. External sources of energy have continuously altered the features of Earth by means of both constructive and destructive forces. All life, including human civilization, is dependent on Earth's water and natural resources.

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5020020: Science Grade One
7720020: Access Science Grade 1

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Lesson Plans

Why We Need Water and Water Safety:

This lesson uses pictures and a story to illustrate why we need water and the difference between safe and unsafe practices around water.

Type: Lesson Plan

Water: Emergency Preparedness Necessity:

Students will identify ways that people need clean water and apply this knowledge to storing water for emergency preparedness. Students will order numbers from greatest to least, in an application and comparison of storing gallons of water and distributing bottles of water.

Type: Lesson Plan

Presentation/Slideshow

Water is Important!:

This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about water and its importance. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be speech enabled in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.

Type: Presentation/Slideshow

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Presentation/Slideshow

Water is Important!:

This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about water and its importance. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be speech enabled in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.

Type: Presentation/Slideshow

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Water is Important!:

This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about water and its importance. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be speech enabled in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard with a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.

Type: Presentation/Slideshow