21-22 TES 1.2

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How do you use water in your daily life? (HINT: Think about your day from when you wake up to when you go to bed. How will you use water?)

Remember, East Ferris is on an island, so it is surrounded by salt water in the ocean. The people on Ferris Island need to use freshwater and not salt water for their daily activities, just as you do. So, we need to figure out why they are running out of freshwater.
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What do you notice about the population (number of people) on East Ferris? (Use the graph above as evidence for your answer).

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What do you think the population (number of people) size has to do with the water shortage (not enough water)?

Sentence starter: If there is more people on East Ferris, than __________________

Introducing Synthesis


Today, we’ll put together knowledge we learned yesterday with a new text to answer our Investigation Question. We’re going to record big ideas, not small details - let’s practice identifying the difference between a big idea and a small detail quickly.

For the examples below, write Big Idea if the statement was a big idea about water on Earth and Small Detail if the statement was a small detail about water on Earth.
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Statement: There is not a lot of freshwater on Earth that humans can use.

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Statement: A lake is an example of a body of water.

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Statement: Most of the water on Earth is salt water in the ocean.

Synthesizing Ideas About Water Shortages


We’re going to work on putting together big ideas from TWO sources to come up with a new and better answer to a question.

Question: How can people affect how much freshwater is available?

Text: Water Shortages, Water Solutions

Pre Reading Check

Read each statement and choose agree or disagree.

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Many places on Earth have water shortages.

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People can affect the amount of freshwater that is available.

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Places with a lot of rain never have water shortages.

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The amount of water in lakes and rivers stays the same over time.

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If a place does not have water shortage right now, that means it will never have a water shortage.

Read the book and answer the questions below: https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781945192494/#page=1


Gist Statements (IN CLASS On Paper)

Gist Statement - Main idea or summary of the text

On your paper, write gist statements for the different sections of the reading.

Post Reading Check

Read each statement and choose agree or disagree.

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Many places on Earth have water shortages.

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People can affect the amount of freshwater that is available.

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Places with a lot of rain never have water shortages.

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The amount of water in lakes and rivers stays the same over time.

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If a place does not have water shortage right now, that means it will never have a water shortage.

Read pages 4 to 7 of the text. You can play the audio recording to listen to the book.
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What are 3 causes of water shortages (not having enough water)?

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When people use water, what happens to the amount of freshwater available?

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When people use water, what happens to the amount of freshwater in reservoirs or lakes?

New Understanding:

People affect how much freshwater is available when they use water. There is not very much freshwater on Earth, and if people use too much or pollute it, there is even less clean freshwater available.
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How could you conserve (save) more water in your everyday life?

TES 1.2 Review


Joe lives by the Atlantic Ocean. Kathy lives by Lake Okeechobee.
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Who lives next to a freshwater resource - Joe or Kathy?

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Joe texts Kathy a picture of the Atlantic Ocean and tells her that his city can get more drinking water because he lives by the ocean and the ocean has more water.

Do you agree or disagree with Joe’s statement

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Explain why you agree or disagree with Joe’s statement.

Sentence starter: I (agree or disagree) with Joe because ___________