Lesson Plan Desalination
Lesson Plan Desalination
Lesson Plan Desalination
Grade/Subject: 8/9
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES
General Learning Outcome(s)
1. Describe the distribution and characteristics of water in local and global environments, and identify the significance
of water supply and quality to the needs of humans and other living things
Specific Learning Outcome(s) [*both ELA and a discipline]:
1.4- describe, in general terms, methods for generating fresh water from salt water, based on evaporation,
distillation and reverse osmosis
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
Explore what desalination is
MATERIALS
PowerPoint, chrome books,
PROCEDURE
Introduction
To start the class, we are going to look at what is happening in current science. This is where we
look at the news and see explore what is happening in science. Gives students a chance to see
different avenues of science.
7 minutes
Body
1) To start the class, we are going to finish up the lab we started the previous class. A Couple
of groups are still finishing up, and I will give them the beginning of the class to finish it
up.
8 minutes work time
2) Once students are done the lab, we are going to look at the two types of desalination, and
how they are used to separate salt and water.
3) We finished off last class looking at thermal desalination, and we are going to start by
quickly reviewing what it is, and how it occurs naturally in the environment.
5 minutes DI
4) The next thing we are going to look at is membrane desalination and how countries are
using this to try and solve their freshwater shortage. We are going to define what
membrane desalination is and talk whether it is a viable option for the future.
10 minutes
5) We are going to end class off with a video that explains exactly what desalination is, and
what gets left behind when we do it.
15 minutes video
Second Class
1) This will be a scientific talk class. We are going to debate if desalination is a viable option
for the future. I am going to split the class into two, and we are going to debate whether
desalination is a future solution.
2) Each side will have a google docs, and 30 minutes to prepare their arguments defending
their side. Each student must contribute, and write something down on the doc.
3) The last fifteen minutes of class we are going to debate. There will be a talking stick, so
that the debate does not get out of hand. Every student must contribute a point to the
argument. I am going to direct the argument, but I am going to try and let it flow naturally.
Interject when needed but see where it will go.
Conclusion
With a couple minutes left, I will dismiss students for the day. I will be letting students know that
we will moving on to new content and are done with oceans.