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A green wall with five printouts of building models. Each building is made of paper and on a black table underneath it's corresponding image. On a dark green topped table with wooden border under the black table are four more papers and models. On the left, still on the green table, is another model with the paper in front of it. Each structure is different and made from different colored paper.
Phenomena: Arid Landscape and Moisture Harvester

Students see Landscape Photo and Moisture Harvesting Device Photo of Tatooine Moisture Farms from Star Wars and discuss why and how a community would farm for moisture as a class.

Materials List

Handouts

Classroom Supplies

  • 3 Chart Posters
  • Beans

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Lesson 1 of 6 / Time: Three 40 min periods

This lesson appears as a part of the following:
– Water Power Implementation Toolkit

Students are introduced to the anchoring phenomenon and begin to explore what natural resources are and why they are valuable to humans. Students learn the difference between renewable and non-renewable sources through in interactive game and complete a gallery walk to explore different natural resources.

 

Designing a Sustainable City of the Future

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