Human Water Cycle: Drinking Water

Human Water Cycle: Drinking Water

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Subject Science — Earth and Space Science
Grade Level Grades 3-12
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards
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About This Lesson

Safe, clean drinking water is a fundamental human need. Orlando Coronell at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is developing improved membrane technology to purify drinking water more effectively and efficiently.

Provided by the National Science Foundation and NBC Learn

Runtime: 4:59

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Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4
Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9
By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.10
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.d
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4
Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.5
Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.9
By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.10
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic and convey a style appropriate to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.2.d
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.4
Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.5
By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.10
Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic; convey a knowledgeable stance in a style that responds to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.2.d
Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Read More About MS-ESS2-4
Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Read More About MS-LS2-3
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Read More About MS-ESS3-1

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