Lesson 6: Water, Water Everywhere

Getting Started

Questions to Explore

• How do living things depend on the Earth for survival?
• What are examples of matter found on Earth?
• How can matter on Earth be used wisely and conserved?

Facts and Definitions

• The ocean has salt water.
• Lakes, rivers, and ponds have fresh water.
• A model is a simple example of a more complex object.

Summary of Skills

• Use geographic terminology and tools to create representations of the Earth's physical and human features through simple maps, models, and pictures (SS)
• Demonstrate responsibility for the care and management of the environment (SS)
• Explore physical features of continents and major bodies of water (SS)
• Identify how environments support the needs of living things (S)
• Describe and display data using graphs (M)
• Interpret data presented on a graph (M)
• Develop fluency in solving addition and subtraction problems (M)

Materials

• Fresh whole fish (8-10" long) with scales
• 4-6 pieces of legal-size paper
• Tempera or acrylic paint
• Magnifying glass
• You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber
• 9" x 13" pan
• Empty water bottle
• Blue food coloring
• Three or four of the following: piece of grass/leaf, small rock, small piece of paper, small piece of a sponge, toothpick, eraser from a pencil, piece of cork

Introduction