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Down the Drain

Last updated: 12/01/01

This Internet-based collaborative project will allow students to share information about water usage with other students
from around the country and the world. Based on data collected by their household members and their classmates, students will determine the average amount of water used by one person in a day. They will compare this to the average amount of water used per person per day in other parts of the world.

Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects (Level One): Science, Information and Technology Literacy
Subjects (Level Two): Global Studies, Ecology, Integrating technology/classroom
Grade Levels: Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth

WI Academic Standards:

Information and Technology Literacy
A.4.1 A.4.4 A.8.1 A.8.4 B.4.5 B.4.6 B.4.7 B.8.5 B.8.6 B.8.7 D.4.1 D.4.2 D.8.1 D.8.2

Science
C.4.1 C.4.3 C.4.5 C.4.6 C.4.7 C.4.8 C.8.2 C.8.4 C.8.6 C.8.7 C.8.8 C.8.9 C.8.10 C.8.11

Creator: Stevens Institute of Technology,Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education
Keywords: online project, water, conservation, water usage
Duration: 2 weeks
Format: Web page
Languages: English

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