Amanda

__Tasks for Instruction and/or Assessment__ Subtopic: Water at Home
 * Amanda:**
 * I still need to find a couple more activities and resources to link to.**

· Water quality (Biology) Focus Question: Why do we have to treat water? SCO: Be able to list and classify organisms that could be living in the water and explain their effect on humans. Activity:
 * Research/Performance** Do a case study of a historical water contamination issue (ie. Walkerton). Include information such as what organism caused the issue, its taxonomical classification, where the contamination came from, the effect it had on humans who consumed the water, and how this could have been avoided. Information can be presented as an essay, video, or poster project to be displayed in class.

Teacher Resources: http://www.abheritage.ca/abnature/environmental/water_pollution.htm

SCO: Diagram and compare the functions of the components of the cell. Activity:
 * Performance** Many organisms that contaminate water are single celled organisms. Create your own 3-D model of the cell, accompanied by a legend that explains what each component is and its function in the cell. Points can be awarded for complexity, creativity, number of organelles included, and quality of organelle descriptions. Students should be able to identify whether their cell model is a plant, animal or bacterial cell.

Teacher Resources: http://www.cellsalive.com/ http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm (Models)

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