ICBL (Water - A Precious Resource)

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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Page 2 of 6Tutorial Group 4, Mrs Loo Poh Keng

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


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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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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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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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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http://www.data360.org/dsg.aspx?Data_Set_Group_Id=757








































http://www.enotes.com/science/q-and-a/how-much-water-does-an-average-person-use-each-day-288217








































































http://www.csgnetwork.com/waterusagecalc.html






















http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=cal/WaterFootprintCalculator


























http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-footprint-calculator/




































http://www.green-office.org.uk/audit.php?goingto=factsheet5








































http://www.pub.gov.sg/conserve/Pages/default.aspx


































http://tenlitres.sec.org.sg/main.htm


























http://www.acehardware.com/info/index.jsp?categoryId=1267595
































http://www.greensupplyenergy.com/cat/26/water-saver/




























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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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.


Write-up either details why we should conserve water or how we should conserve water.


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.


Poster either contains a clear conservation message or is attractive.


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

Rank 15 points

Rank 24 points

Rank 33 points

Rank 42 points

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?

Group member names:Group member names: Total Score:Total Score: Whose poster do you nominate?

Why did you nominate this poster?

Whose poster do you nominate?


































“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


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.


Alvin’s




Alvin’s



AlvinAlvin 1414


Alvin’s




Alvin’s




Alvin’s



ChristineChristine 1313


Alvin’s




Alvin’s




Alvin’s



JoelJoel 1212


Alvin’s




Alvin’s




Alvin’s


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


Alvin’s




Alvin’s




Alvin’s



Yew MengYew Meng 1010


Alvin’s




Alvin’s




Alvin’s



“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



Documents

ICBL (Water - A Precious Resource)