They also pick up and classify litter. Students examine illustrations on a poster to discover how California Indians used water. They investigate ways orange juice is currently distributed and examine ways early American Indians made their drinks. Cooperative groups select a name associated with water. Using examples of American Indian art, each student designs and paints a symbol representing water.
Students brainstorm and categorize ways people use water.
They list and compare the early California Indians' uses of water to their own uses. Students read three stories about how people obtain water in villages found in different parts of the world and compare these to their own acquisition and uses of water. They speculate on the causes and effects of water shortages. Students participate in an activity to develop empathy for people who need to carry home the water they obtain. The class begins a list of water-conserving actions that can be implemented, and the class adds to this list throughout the unit.