Georgia Performance StandardsSS7G2: Explain environmental issues across the continent of Africa.
a. Explain how water pollution and unequal access to water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water. SS7G1: Locate selected features of Africa. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Victoria, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert. ELAGSE7SL5: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points. |
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ISTE Standards |
1. Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
3. Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
6. Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
3. Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
6. Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
Extensions
I feel that this WebQuest can be extended in many ways. The other sub standards that fall under this area can be addressed such as desertification, deforestation, and poor soil. The WebQuest can also be made interdisciplinary by connecting with Science and Health teachers; if given more time that might be a further approach that I will take with this. One final note is the products that be created. I chose a Public Service Announcement, but this is an excellent opportunity to open up the final products to choice to highlight the issues of water scarcity in Africa.