Scientix 7th SPWatFCL Brussels 19-21 June 2015: Help me please, I am thirsty!

Help me --- Please --- I am thirsty

Group 3

Makris Nikolaos - Science in Primary EducationEster Micό Amigo-Technology in High SchoolToza Silvia - PhysicsSuba Gabriela –PhysicsMariada Muciaccia – Science (Chemistry, Biology and Earth Science) in High School

Scientix Resources

Scientix Resources

Class

11 years – 15 years old

Working groups of 4 member each

Time: Project 1 month

Objectives

Students will learn:

To create a videoThe phenomenon of transpiration To understand the role of bacteria in human body and the pathogenic resultsThe phenomenon of reflectionThe phenomenon of water change phases The technological methodologies of design – create from material – process

Drama

A group of 4 people after an accident they had with their van they decided to walk in the desert to find their way to the nearest village….

Staring with drama ………………

After time walking in the hot sand in the middle of the dessert they had drink all the water they already had and feeling exhausted start to become thirsty as well……

…… and they feel more and more thirsty.

After some hours they find an oasis

Each team create a video about the situation in “Create Corner in FCL”

The sweating of each body and the transpiration is very high ....

Biology – Teach the phenomenon of transpiration and the effects in the body

In their back packs they have a pizza box, tissues, aluminum foils, scissors, metal bottles, tapes, pen, paper, mirror, sponge, flashlight

The group in desert have to decide what could be done to find a solution

A questionnaire given to student’s teams asking for possible actions

A. Drink water immediately.

B. Wait and try to clean the water.

C. Anything else you can imagine or create.

The answers are pointing in the “Present Corner” of FCL

Possibility 1

Drinking water immediately

Biology – Teaching about bacteria and the pathological effects in human body.

“Investigate corner in FCL” Can be used microscope and virtual animations about bacteria and they multiplication

Possibility 2

Wait and try to clean water (example – with tissue)

Biology – Nothing would change as Bacteria could survive in physical environment and are to small to clean them with tissue.

Possibility 3

Something else!!!!!!

Physics: Teaching about light reflection Teaching about energyTeaching about water phase change

Evaluation: Open problem situation

Taught about above topics students can think to schedule and create a possible solution

Technology: Help students to design – create from simply material – think about process