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Students will watch The Story of Poo, accessing prior knowledge and experiences to build on what they learn from the video. Young learners will spin the wheel on the student worksheet to remember what should and shouldn't go down the toilet!
Through this video and activity students will:
The Story of Poo answers the question of what happens after we flush the toilet in San Francisco. We meet a young inquisitive San Francisco student who leads us through the ins and outs of our city's sewer system and treatment facilities. Together we learn what should go in the toilet, and what shouldn’t.
This concise and engaging video supports students’ learning about how engineering helps keep our local environment healthy.
Have students watch the video straight through.
To further the discussion, prompt students to think about or discuss...
Scale Down: the worksheet can be done as a whole class/small group activity.
Scale Up: focus in on the Wonder and Learn portion of the chart and do some more investigating.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Cross-Cutting Concepts
Big Idea 4 (K-2): Sewer systems have to clean dirty water from buildings as well as streets, so it is important to be careful about what we put down toilets and drains, and keep trash off our streets.
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