Give Water A Hand

Question	Response
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Determine assessment criteria before starting if working with a school group. Plan to work quickly through the early stages of the program if working with older grades of students.
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Mapping an area, particularly a watershed. Analyzing water consumption. Planning and organization. Taking action. Working with experts.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Consideration of Alternative Perspectives	Good	If an area is polluted the resource does not address why but simply moves on to how action can be taken to resolve old problems and prevent new ones. The activity does not address why someone might not choose to protect a watershed or conserve water.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Very Good	Environmental dimensions are well covered as the resource investigates and takes action on local water quality. Social dimension are addressed through education, community mapping and recognizing the need for people to have clean drinking water. Members of society qualified to help are noted. Economics come into the activities as students examine water conservation at school and/or home.
Respects Complexity	Good
Acting on Learning	Very Good
Values Education	Very Good	Students choose the project they care to work on. After the service project is complete, students are instructed to share their thoughts relating to what they have seen, heard, felt or learned Individually, they reflect by answering notebook questions.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Satisfactory
Personal Affinity with Earth	Very Good
Locally-Focused Learning	Very Good
Past, Present & Future	Good	Students examine the present situation either in their community or in the surrounding area, on their farm or ranch for example. They recognize what changes may need to be made and learn how to take action to make those changes which promotes a positive vision for the future. There is no mention of the past which is probably the appropriate way to deal with this issue.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Very Good
Integrated Learning	Very Good
Inquiry Learning	Good
Differentiated Instruction	Good
Experiential Learning	Very Good	Observing outdoor (watershed) and indoor (water conservation). Planning and carrying out an action project.
Cooperative Learning	Good
Assessment & Evaluation	Satisfactory	Good teacher resource but no explicit assessment information.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory
Case Studies	Good	Some mention at the beginning of action projects carried out by other youth.
Locus of Control	Very Good

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