21-22 TES 2.8

Engineering Clean Water

PRE READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Read the sentences below.  If you agree with the sentence, choose agree. If you disagree with the sentence, choose disagree.  

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Engineering Clean Water

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We are going to read the text and write gist statements.

Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

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Write your gist statement for Page 4-5: Water in Bangladesh
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Write your gist statement for Page 7 - 8: Learning About the Problem
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Write your gist statement for Page 9-10: Planning, Making, and Testing a Solution
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Write your gist statement for Page 12 - 13: Iterating Over and Over Again
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Write your gist statement for Page 15: An Even Better Solution
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POST READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Read the sentences below.  If you agree with the sentence, choose agree. If you disagree with the sentence, choose disagree.  

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What do engineers do while designing solutions to problems?

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What was the solution to the water problem in Bangladesh?

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How did the engineers design this solution?

Multiple Meaning Words: Engineering Clean Water
Some words can mean more than one thing. For each word in the table:

1. Read the sentence from Engineering Clean Water that uses the word.
2. Read the two meanings the word can have.
3. Decide which meaning the word has in the sentence from the book and circle that meaning.

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Water from rivers and other sources is treated at water treatment plants and then sent through pipes to the rest of the city.

In the sentence, the word plants means

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There would be no point in cleaning the water before it reached the pumps, since it could just become contaminated again through the cracks in the pipes.

In the sentence, the word point means

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Their tests showed that the amount of chlorine in the water varied.

In the sentence, the word test means

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21-22 TES 2.8

Engineering Clean Water

PRE READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Write your gist statement for Page 4-5: Water in BangladeshGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 7 - 8: Learning About the ProblemGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 9-10: Planning, Making, and Testing a SolutionGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 12 - 13: Iterating Over and Over AgainGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 15: An Even Better SolutionGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

POST READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

What do engineers do while designing solutions to problems?

What was the solution to the water problem in Bangladesh?

How did the engineers design this solution?

Multiple Meaning Words: Engineering Clean Water

Water from rivers and other sources is treated at water treatment plants and then sent through pipes to the rest of the city.In the sentence, the word plants means

There would be no point in cleaning the water before it reached the pumps, since it could just become contaminated again through the cracks in the pipes.In the sentence, the word point means

Their tests showed that the amount of chlorine in the water varied.In the sentence, the word test means

To make the solution, the engineers bought parts from the market in Dhaka.In the sentence, the word parts means

Engineering Clean Water

PRE READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Wastewater can be cleaned and reused.

Everyone has access to water.

Bangladesh gets most of its surface water from rivers.

Drinking wastewater can make you very sick.

Engineers usually create one perfect design.

Chlorine can clean water.

Write your gist statement for Page 4-5: Water in BangladeshGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 7 - 8: Learning About the ProblemGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 9-10: Planning, Making, and Testing a SolutionGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 12 - 13: Iterating Over and Over AgainGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 15: An Even Better SolutionGist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

POST READING KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Wastewater can be cleaned and reused.

Everyone has access to water.

Bangladesh gets most of its surface water from rivers.

Drinking wastewater can make you very sick.

Engineers usually create one perfect design.

Chlorine can clean water.

What do engineers do while designing solutions to problems?

What was the solution to the water problem in Bangladesh?

How did the engineers design this solution?

Multiple Meaning Words: Engineering Clean Water

Water from rivers and other sources is treated at water treatment plants and then sent through pipes to the rest of the city.In the sentence, the word plants means

There would be no point in cleaning the water before it reached the pumps, since it could just become contaminated again through the cracks in the pipes.In the sentence, the word point means

Their tests showed that the amount of chlorine in the water varied.In the sentence, the word test means

To make the solution, the engineers bought parts from the market in Dhaka.In the sentence, the word parts means

Wastewater can be cleaned and reused.

Everyone has access to water.

Bangladesh gets most of its surface water from rivers.

Drinking wastewater can make you very sick.

Engineers usually create one perfect design.

Chlorine can clean water.

Wastewater can be cleaned and reused.

Everyone has access to water.

Bangladesh gets most of its surface water from rivers.

Drinking wastewater can make you very sick.

Engineers usually create one perfect design.

Chlorine can clean water.

Write your gist statement for Page 4-5: Water in Bangladesh
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 7 - 8: Learning About the Problem
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 9-10: Planning, Making, and Testing a Solution
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 12 - 13: Iterating Over and Over Again
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 15: An Even Better Solution
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Water from rivers and other sources is treated at water treatment plants and then sent through pipes to the rest of the city.

In the sentence, the word plants means

There would be no point in cleaning the water before it reached the pumps, since it could just become contaminated again through the cracks in the pipes.

In the sentence, the word point means

Their tests showed that the amount of chlorine in the water varied.

In the sentence, the word test means

To make the solution, the engineers bought parts from the market in Dhaka.

In the sentence, the word parts means

Write your gist statement for Page 4-5: Water in Bangladesh
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 7 - 8: Learning About the Problem
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 9-10: Planning, Making, and Testing a Solution
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 12 - 13: Iterating Over and Over Again
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Write your gist statement for Page 15: An Even Better Solution
Gist Statement: Main idea or summary of the text

Water from rivers and other sources is treated at water treatment plants and then sent through pipes to the rest of the city.

In the sentence, the word plants means

There would be no point in cleaning the water before it reached the pumps, since it could just become contaminated again through the cracks in the pipes.

In the sentence, the word point means

Their tests showed that the amount of chlorine in the water varied.

In the sentence, the word test means

To make the solution, the engineers bought parts from the market in Dhaka.

In the sentence, the word parts means