WASTEWATER TREATMENT – FRONTLINE ENVIRONMENTALISTS
LESSON 1: What is Wastewater Treatment
OUTCOME: Students will be given an overview of the processes involved in wastewater treatment and will demonstrate their knowledge by participation in group discussion and by writing a one page summary of the process.
CONDITIONS: Students will participate in a classroom discussion of the film “xxxxxx” and will read the pamphlet entitled “Clean Water for Today: What is Wastewater Treatment?”. Students will then write their process summary. Lesson will require three 50 minute class periods and two evenings of homework.
TEACHER STUDENT
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1st Day v Teacher show video on wastewater treatment and facilitate classroom discussion on the film. v Teacher will instruct students to write a brief summary of the film and their discussion as homework 2nd Day v Teacher will distribute pamphlet and allow the students ½ the class period to read. Teacher will then facilitate a discussion of the reading. v Teacher will instruct students to write a summary of the information in the pamphlet. 3rd Day v Teacher will assign the students the task of writing a one page formal summary of the film and the pamphlet during class. |
v Students will participate in classroom discussion v Students will read pamphlet and participate in a classroom discussion. v Students will write a one page summary of the film and pamphlet. |
MATERIALS: Normal Classroom Supplies: Pamphlet, “Clean Water for Today: What is Wastewater Treatment?’ available from the Water Environment Federation, http://www.wef.org
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT: Students will be assessed on language arts elements using the Access Academic Rubric and on the Life-skills elements using the Access Life-skills Rubric
MODIFICATIONS/ACCOMODATIONS: Special needs students will be accommodated by:
v the use of concrete examples.
v being allowed to take longer to do any of the component exercises.
v allowing students with limited writing skills to be paired with a more able peer to complete exercise.
v allowing students who receive a one or a two any major component of the project to edit and rewrite a second time.
v helping individual students directly to organize ideas and sentences.
v word lists.
v going over the discussion of barriers at the beginning of each writing session
STANDARDS: Language Arts Standards WCCUSD. Written and Oral English Language Conventions, 1.0, Written and Oral English Language Conventions: Students write and speak with a command of Standard English conventions.
Manuscript Form:
1.1, demonstrate control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction and usage
1.2, produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization
1.3, reflect appropriate manuscript requirements in writing
1. SCANS Standards
1. Select and evaluate information.
2. Select ways to organize information.
3. Interpret and communicate information.