Discuss terms, with the entire group looking up terms in the dictionary as needed. Students should take notes on their term list. To avoid having to use and move a ladder around the room, attach a flat card to the top end of a yardstick and then place the card to go on the ceiling on top of it. The yardstick then extends your reach to ceiling level. A circle of masking tape on the vocabulary card will stick it to the ceiling.
Students fill in the names of classmates, including self in a random order.
This continues until students have covered the student names in the predetermined pattern on their card. Teacher and class review the student's card to determine if it is a winner. Students are asked to propose some alternative uses of Kansas water resources and evaluate the practicality of each alternative. Observe and note appropriate student identification of terms. Observe student participation and suggestions for alternative water use.