Introduction
Water is essential to human life and in the world we are living in. Here's an interesting trivia.
Do you know that water makes up about 71% of the Earth's surface? This proves that we cannot survive without water. It is said that, as a general rule of thumb, we can survive for about 3 days without water and it's only possible for us to live without water for a matter of days.
Throughout this WebQuest, you are going to learn a deeper explanation about water, its process, importance and conservation. Why is it essential for our daily lives?
Task
By the end of the webquest, you should be able to:
1. Explain the meaning of water and its importance to our planet and human life.
2. Illustrate the water cycle with a diagram. Identify the process of the water cycle with a corresponding explanation.
3. Provide the best ways to conserve water.
Process
Each student will be given enough time to study the lesson to be able to provide answers asked in the task section. In this web quest titled "Water is essential", each student has to:
1. Read the definition and explanations which are all about water from the given links. Click the following links to learn and explore.
https://www.britannica.com/science/water
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470817501000170
2. Watch a video about the process of the water cycle and how does the rain form from the Met Office - UK Weather.
3. Watch these videos about ways of water saving and conserving from QNET (Official) and Smile and Learn - English
Evaluation
| Criteria | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task Completion | The student finished all the tasks and passed them on time. | The student finished most of the tasks and passed them on time. | The student finished some of the tasks and did not pass them on time. |
| Quality and effort | The work done exceeded all expectations. The student exerted high effort which showed high quality work. | The work done met most of the expectations. The student exerted enough effort, which showed good quality work. | The work done did not meet the expectations. The student exerted little to no effort, which showed poor quality work. |
| Content | The student provided all the accurate information, explanations, and complete illustrations that are relevant to the task/ topic. | The student provided most of the accurate information, explanations, and illustrations that are relevant to the task/ topic. | The student did not provide accurate information, explanations, and illustrations that are irrelevant to the task/topics. |
Conclusion
Congratulations on completing this WebQuest!
Throughout and after this WebQuest, the student learned how water is really essential to our life and the place we live in. The students are able to understand the importance of water itself, learn ways to conserve it and how water affects our daily lives. Without water, humans and our planet would not be able to survive.
Saving water means saving our planet Earth.
Always remember, WATER IS ESSENTIAL!
Credits
References:
https://www.britannica.com/science/water
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470817501000170
YouTube. How does rain form and what is the water cycle? From the Met Office - UK Weather
YouTube. 10 Ways to Conserve Water this World Water Day[2015] from QNET (Official)
YouTube. Water Saving Tips and Tricks - Let's Save The Planet - The Environment for Kids from Smile and Learn - English