icbl (water - a precious resource)
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NATURAL SCIENCES AND SCIENCE EDUCATION ACADEMIC GROUP
PGDE (July 2011 Semester)
INVESTIGATIVE CASE BASED LEARNING
Tutorial Group 4Mrs Loo Poh Keng
Upper BlockCycles
Water - A Precious Resource
Upper Primary40 students
Mixed Abilities
Students
Students to investigate:Why we need to conserve water
How we can conserve water
Ethics and AttitudesShow an appreciation for the importance of water
and the need to conserve water
Objectives
Home2 Weeks
Work on Student Product2 Weeks
Day 22 Periods
Consolidation
1 Period
Group Sharing Class Sharing
15 mins
Day 12 Periods
1 Period
Introduce Case
Align Investigative Questions
1 Period
Day 23 Periods
TriggeringActivity1 Period 2 Periods
AssignmentInstructions
Investigation/Group Sharing
Implementation
Topic
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel Lan En Han, Leong Yew Meng
Our Precious Resource
Students to analyze case using a “Know/Want to Know” Chart
Knowledge, Understanding and ApplicationAs the students work through the case, students should be able to:‣Recognize that water is precious‣Recognize the need to conserve water‣Identify different ways to conserve water
Skills and Processes‣Investigate the need to conserve water (why we need to conserve water)‣Investigate how to conserve water at home (how we can conserve water)
Ethics and Attitudes‣Show an appreciation for the importance of water and the need to conserve water
Trigger Activity‣Water Footprint Calculator from Facebook
Investigation Activity‣Cyber investigation and sharing‣Sites are self-sourced as well as provided
“Know/Want to Know Chart”ICBL Worksheet“Conserving Water at Home” PosterSelection of Group Best Poster Rubric
To aid students have a better sense of the product they are going to make, students will be provided with examples of water conservation posters
ICBL Rubric
See Cover Page. 7 periods over 3 days with 2-week “work-at-home” component
Student BookletICBL Assessment Rubric“Conserving Water at Home” Poster RubricAppendix A -
The Case
Case Analysis
Learning Goals
Investigations & Activities
Student Product
Student Resources
Assessment
Implementation
Contents
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Our Precious ResourceAn Entry Taken from Kristin’s Diary:
NIE PRIMARY SCHOOLSCIENCE
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
Dear Diary,
Wow, it is so refreshing to step out of the shower since the weather is terribly hot!
By the way, I didn’t know what bills were until a few days ago when I saw Daddy open an envelope, with the huge word ”PUB” in bold on the letter head.
“What’s PUB?” , I asked as I couldn’t help feeling curious.
Daddy simply replied, “Public Utilities Board, the company that deals with your water and electrical supplies.”
He didn’t seem very pleased with what he had seen. And so, I glanced at what could have possibly made him so grouchy. I saw what was on the bill, there was a huge figure beside the dollar sign. On the bill, it read $390 for the water bill!
Daddy certainly thought that our electrical usage was reasonable, but felt that the amount charged for water usage was too high, and he couldn’t help grumbling for the rest of the day.
Mummy said that she would think of ways to help Daddy save money on the water bill.She had bought some water saving products from the hardware store yesterday, but I don’t quite understand how that really helps to save water.
I heard Mummy and Daddy talking about reducing our water footprints. I wonder what exactly is a water footprint. I think that maybe I should also do my part to help reduce our water bills by finding ways to save water in our house as well.
Anyway, I heard that 70% of the world is made up of water so why does it matter?
Kristin
Investigative Case Based
Learning
Name:____________________
Class:____________________
Date:____________________
Parent’s Signature:____________________
Phase I: Problem Posing - Analyzing the Case and Generating Questions (20 min)
Case Analysis Sheet
1. Recognise potential issues and major topics in the case. What is this case about? Underline and list terms or phrases that seem to be important. Then, list 3-4 related topics or issues in the case.
2. What specific questions do you have about these topics? By yourself, or better yet in a group, list what you already know about this case in the ‘What Do I Know?’ column. List questions you would like to learn more about in the ‘What Do I Need to Know?’ column.
What Do I Know What Do I Need to Know?
3. Put a check mark by 1-3 questions or issues in the ‘What Do I Need to Know?’ list that you think are most important to explore.
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
Phase II: Problem Solving – Investigating the Case
Activity 1Calculate Your Water Footprint!
★ Go to http://apps.facebook.com/watercalculator/
★ Login with the following details:
Email: [email protected]: nieprimary
1. Start the application and compute your own personal water footprint.
________________________ litres per year.
Water consumption breakdown:
2. Compare your water footprint with your classmates. What were some differences you noticed? Discuss your answers with the rest of your group members and summarize what you discussed below.
3. What are some of the activities you perform daily that consume the most water? List down some ways you can conserve water from these activities.
4. List the actions that you have promised to commit to save water.
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
Activity 2“Conserving Water at Home” Poster
Our school is organizing a “Conserving Water at Home” Poster contest.
Singaporean households consume about 700 million litres of water every day, which is enough to fill 280 Olympic-sized swimming pools or 480 million 1.5 litre bottles! If everyone commits to save just 10 litres per day, the amount of water saved can fill 17 swimming pools every day.1
Design a poster to help your schoolmates be more aware about conserving water at home.The best poster will be mass printed, put up in our classrooms and will also be distributed to our neighbourhood community centre! Research on the different ways to conserve water at homes. Present your methods in a clear and interesting way and help educate your school mates on how to save water at home!
Example:
Specifications
Size: One drawing blockRestrictions: No printing from a computerDeadline: ___________________
You are also required to submit a write up of not more than 1000 words at the back of your poster. Explain why conservation of water is necessary, how your conservation methods work and how easily they can be adopted.
Your teachers will be assessing your investigation and poster based on the attached rubric (ICBL Assessment Rubric).
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
Activity 3Investigate!
Instruction: You may now proceed to do an online search for additional resources.
Below is a list of suitable sites you can explore. If you find other suitable sites, do add
them onto the list below to share with the other groups.
Key questions I am investigating
Water Consumption trendshttp://www.data360.org/dsg.aspx?Data_Set_Group_Id=757http://www.enotes.com/science/q-and-a/how-much-water-does-an-average-person-use-each-day-288217
Water footprint calculatorhttp://www.csgnetwork.com/waterusagecalc.htmlhttp://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=cal/WaterFootprintCalculatorhttp://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-footprint-calculator/
Water saving practiceshttp://www.green-office.org.uk/audit.php?goingto=factsheet5http://www.pub.gov.sg/conserve/Pages/default.aspxhttp://tenlitres.sec.org.sg/main.htm
Types of water deviceshttp://www.acehardware.com/info/index.jsp?categoryId=1267595http://www.greensupplyenergy.com/cat/26/water-saver/
Sites I Have Found
Notes from Group Discussion
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
Phase III: Peer Persuasion – Sharing and communicating findings! !All of you are now judges to determine the winner of the “Conserving Water at Home” Poster Competition.
In your respective groups, select the best poster using the attached rubric. (“Conserving Water at Home Poster” Rubric).
Each group will then send a representative to present their poster for 5 minutes. The rest of the class may pose questions about the poster.
At the end of the presentation, all of you will decide on the winning poster based on your own judging criteria.
Save water. One drop at a time
End of Paper
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Alvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
ICBL Assessment RubricYour investigation and poster will be assessed based on the following rubric.
Criteria
1 Mark!
You need to work harder!
2 Marks
You’re on the right track!
3 Marks
You’ve got what it takes!
Research
Was your research
in-depth and relevant?
Research was neither in-depth or relevant.
{Meets neither criteria}
Research was either in-depth or relevant.
{Meets one criteria}
Research was in-depth and relevant.
{Meets both criterion}
Understanding
Does your write-up detail why we should conserve water at home?
Does your write-up detail how we can conserve water at home?
Write-up neither details why we should conserve water or how we should conserve water.
{Meets neither criteria}
Write-up either details why we should conserve water or how we should conserve water.
{Meets one criteria}
Write-up details why we should conserve water and how we should conserve water.
{Meets both criterion)
Poster
Does your poster contain a clear conservation message?
Is your poster attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness?
Poster neither contains a clear conservation message or is attractive.
{Meets neither criteria}
Poster either contains a clear conservation message or is attractive.
{Meets one criteria}
Poster contains a clear conservation message and is attractive.
{Meets both criterion)
Responsibility Work handed in on time. 1 mark Work handed in on time. 1 mark Work handed in on time. 1 mark
Teacher FeedbackTeacher FeedbackTeacher Feedback
10
You did a great job atYou did a great job atYou did a great job at
10
I was also really impressed withI was also really impressed withI was also really impressed with
10Next time, try to improve onNext time, try to improve onNext time, try to improve on 10
Criteria Rank 15 points
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Rank 51 point
Who had the best design?
Whose message of conserving water was the clearest?
Who had the most relevant information?
Who had the most practical suggestions?
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“Conserving Water at Home” PosterRubric
Phase I: Problem Posing - Analyzing the Case and Generating Questions (20 min)
Case Analysis Sheet
1. Recognise potential issues and major topics in the case. What is this case about? Underline and list terms or phrases that seem to be important. Then, list 3-4 related topics or issues in the case.
2. What specific questions do you have about these topics? By yourself, or better yet in a group, list what you already know about this case in the ‘What Do I Know?’ column. List questions you would like to learn more about in the ‘What Do I Need to Know?’ column.
What Do I Know What Do I Need to Know?Water saving products help us save water by reducing water consumption and storing excess water.
Water is an essential for us to stay alive.
Singapore has desalination plants and a NEWater plant in order to cope with the increasing consumption of water.
PUB charges us a fee for using water and electricity.
Changing our water consumption habits can help save water.
Only 3% of the water in the world is drinkable.
On average, how much water does each person consume/use in a day?
How much does each household on average pay for water bills?
What is PUB’s job scope?
What are the consequences of not conserving water?
How much do water saving products cost?
How much water can water saving products save?
How many kinds of water saving products are there?
What are some other ways in which we can save water?
Can we save more water by changing our habits as compared to using water saving products?
What are some of the activities in our daily lives, which consume the most water?
3. Put a check mark by 1-3 questions or issues in the ‘What Do I Need to Know?’ list that you think are most important to explore.
APPENDIX A
Tutorial Group 4, Mrs Loo Poh KengAlvin Lee Chia Wei, Lee Puay Joo Christine, Lee Wei Loong, Joel, Leong Yew Meng
SAMPLE ANSWERS
Criteria Rank 15 points
Rank 15 points
Rank 24 points
Rank 33 points
Rank 42 points
Rank 51 point
Who had the best design? AlvinAlvin Yew Meng Wei
Loong Joel Christine
Whose message of conserving water was the clearest?
ChristineChristine Alvin Yew Meng
Wei Loong Joel
Who had the most relevant information?
JoelJoel Christine Alvin Yew Meng
Wei Loong
Who had the most practical suggestions?
Wei LoongWei
Loong Joel Christine Alvin Yew Meng
Group member names:Group member names: Total Score:Total Score: Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
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Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
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Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
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Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
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Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
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Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.Wei LoongWei Loong 1111
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
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Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
Whose poster do you nominate?
Alvin’s
Why did you nominate this poster?
Alvin’s poster had the best design, it was colourful and sent out a clear message on conserving water and why we had to do it. He also offered many practical suggestions.
“Conserving Water at Home” PosterRubric
SAMPLE
APPENDIX B
Student ResourcesSample Posters to be shown to students:
APPENDIX C - 1
References1 10 Litre Challenge. (n.d.) Retrieved February 9, 2012 from http://tenlitres.sec.org.sg/main.htm
APPENDIX C - 2