Empowering Global Citizens

Activity 122

Water Has Many Uses

Students reflect on the ways that they use water, how others in their family use
water, and why water is important, using section 4 of the following curriculum:
http://static.water.org/docs/curriculums/WaterOrg0/020ElemCurricFULL.pdf.

Activity 1.2.3

Water Is Life, Water Is Poetry

Students illustrate poems about water from around the world and then write
their own poem about water.

(http://static.water.org/docs/curriculums/WaterOrg0/02OElemCurricFULL.pdf.)

Activity 1.2.4

Hungry Planet

Students look at Hungry Planet, a book by Peter Menzel that shows the
foods that a family eats in a week. They then compare the quantity and types
of foods that the families from all over the world eat. They look for similari—
ties and differences between what they eat. They may be asked to find at
least one food that both they and each family eat.

ACtiVlty 1.2.5

Our Own Hungry Planet

Students pair with a classroom in another part of the world, and each class
records what they ate for a day or a week (whichever the teacher prefers).
They must ask their parents/ caretakers what is in the food and make note of
who prepared the food. Consider the following example

 

 

 

 

 

Food Eaten Who Prepared It?
Spaghetti Mom

Potato Chips Packaged

Ice Cream Packaged

 

 

 

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