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Peacecorps World Wise Schools - Water in Africa DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This collection of educational resources is intended to call attention to the issues of locating and preserving healthy water supplies and fighting the spread of water-borne diseases for communities in Africa. Teachers can choose from a number of lesson plans for downloading, which are arranged alphabetically by title, by grade level, or by subject. These lesson plans cover such topics as design of village water supplies, the climatic contrast between dry and rainy seasons, agricultural practices, sanitation, the stress on natural resources as water supplies are consumed, and others. The lesson plans make use of photos and stories provided by Peace Corps Volunteers.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Agricultural science
  • Environmental science
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Human geography
    • Physical geography
  • Hydrology
  • Policy issues
  • Technology
Technical requirements:
Adobe Acrobat reader
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and other restrictions information is unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-043
Educational standards:
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Environment and society:
      • How human actions modify the physical env.
      • How physical systems affect human systems
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Peace Corps World Wise Schools
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/index.html