Water: The Key of Life

By: Kayla Carnaghi

About me
Integrated Science
Major
Chemistry Minor
Senior
Kappa Delta Sorority

Learning Theories
There are 3 learning
theories:
Behavioral
Cognitive
Constructivist

Behavioral
This theory typical follows a
direct or teacher-centered
approach to teaching
Some techniques use drill and
practice and stimulus

When a teacher uses this

theory, and when students
learn from this theory, the
skills involved are intended
to be used later on
Ex: Learn math computational
skills that you will continue to
use throughout school, and it
may be helpful in particular
work fields in the future

Cognitive Theory
Human memory can process information
in two ways: visual and auditory stimuli
Learning occurs when learners use
mental processes to take in, interpret,
store and retrieve information that is
presented to them
New knowledge is becoming a part of
a learners knowledge network, where
it can become meaningful and useful
if its well integrated or added to prior
knowledge
Where learners can retrieve
information already learned, or
where they can construct
knowledge that wasnt learned but
inferred from the environment
around them

Constructivist
We are in charge of our own
knowledge
If we want to know something, we
need to ask questions, explore, and
assess our knowledge

Within the classroom, this theory is

presented through the use of
experiments and real-world
problem solving to generate more
knowledge
A lot of times, teachers will ask
students to talk about and reflect
on what they are doing, and how
they are using what theyre doing
to expand on or change their
knowledge

Mini Unit
Lesson 1: Water and its States of Matter
Water can exist in its three states of matter and
each state has its own properties
States can also change from one form to another

Lesson 2: Water, Water everywhere

Water appears mostly in its liquid form, and that
the Earth is covered mostly by water

Lesson 3: Uses of Water

We need water to perform daily activities, and we
need it to survive

Constructivist Applications in
Lesson 1

Water experiment
about the properties of
a solid and a liquid
KWL chart

Demonstrating how
water molecules move
as it changes from
one state to another

Constructivist Applications in
Lesson 2
Engage student thinking about
water coverage on the earth
Popcorn pass using an
inflatable globe
Student groups making
observations using inflatable
globe, big class maps, atlases,
and/or a spinning globe about
the water sources
Student models of a well

Constructivist Applications in
Lesson 3
Uses of water
brainstorming
Worksheet

Jig Saw student

groupings
Class discussion
Student scenarios using
different sources of water

Uses of water posters