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Drip, Drip, Drip or the Case of the Leaky Faucet

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Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Outcomes Students will gather scientific data and be able to utilize the data to generalize the results over a long period of time.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     Science , Math
Roles
     Family, Worker, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Time Frame
      Three 60 minute sessions
Technology Integration
K-W-L Teaching Strategy

Keywords
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bullet Science
bullet Science > water
bullet Math
bullet Math > measurement

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
The students will answer many of their W (wonder) questions from the K-W-L activity through the discussions and activities.

Contextual
Students will easily be able to relate this lesson to their household water use and how it affects the cost of their water.

Building Expertise
The lesson builds student knowledge on water conservation, and increases their ability to analyze data from and experiment.


Lesson Designer
Paula Mullet
Willoughby Eastlake
(216) 3822820
prmullet@att.net


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