WATER RESOURCES X SARLA DAGAR

CLASS	10
TOPIC	WATER RESOURCES
SUBTOPICS	·        Introduction of water resource, water scarcity, the need for its conservation and management ·        Multi-purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management ·        Rain Water Harvesting ·        Conservation and judicious use of water resources
DURATION (NO OF PERIODS)	5 PERIODS

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completion of the Chapter, students will be able to:

·        Support the importance of water as elixir of life

·        Rationalise the usage of water in terms of quality and quantity

·        Become aware of the conservation and management of water resources

·        Correlate water scarcity with availability of consumable water

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, learners will be able to understand:

·        Identify the causes of water scarcity

·        Distinguish between potential and actual water resources

·        Justify the need for water conservation and management

·        Analyse the various inter- state disputes and riots among different communities

·        Support the cause of water conservation

·        Multi-purpose river valley projects-benefits and drawbacks

·        Evaluate the role of multi-purpose river valley projects

·        Outline the various methods of rain-water harvesting

·        Examine the differences and similarities in ancient and contemporary hydraulic structures

·        Design different strategies for conserving water at home

CONTENT FLOW:

Sub-topic: Introduction of water resource, water scarcity, the need for its conservation and management

TEACHER ROLE

TEACHING STRATEGY

1.      Introduce the theme and conduct a short debate on” Is water a life giver or a life destroyer” and “How is water a renewable resource” 2.     Ask students to share various  examples of day to day experience of water scarcity in urban and rural areas and their responses may be used as a base to discuss the following:  Being a renewable resource, there is scarcity of water in many parts of India a.     Variations in annual rainfall in terms of region and season b.     Unequal access to water amongst different social groups c.      Over exploitation and excessive usage of water d.     Ecological crisis due to non availability of quantity and quality of water 3.     Ask open ended reflective questions, such as: a.     Are human activities responsible for making water non-renewable? b.     Is the destruction caused by water more damaging than its utility?

·        Interactive lecture method ·        Debate ·        Role play ·        Reciprocal teaching

Sub-topic: Multi-purpose River Projects and Integrated Water Resources Management

SUB-TOPIC

TEACHING STRATEGY

·        Ask the students about Hydraulic structures in Ancient India then introduce the concept of dam and multi-purpose river valley projects ·        Ask students to enlist advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river valley projects( Reciprocal teaching) ·        Share a video with students and highlight the role of dams ·        Show them the map of India depicting the rivers and location of major multi-purpose river valley projects

Hold a discussion on: ·        Sabarmati-basin farmers agitation ·        Inter-state water disputes Map skill Mark the major rivers and dams in India on the map of India ·        Video

·        Show students a video or diagram on rain water harvesting and ask them to enlist its advantages ·        Traditional and modern adaption of rain water harvesting ·        Objectives of rain water harvesting ·        Case study of arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan

video or Sub-topic: Rain Water Harvesting SUB-TOPIC TEACHING STRATEGY ·        diagram on rain water harvesting ·        Four corners ·        PPT

Sub-topic: Conservation and judicious use of water resources in terms of various conservation scheme started to protect water resource

SUB-TOPIC	TEACHING STRATEGY
·        Facilitate students to design a role play on the topic ’ India is rich in water resources: conserve it or drain it’ ·        Instruct students to analyse the situation that we are running out of these water resources and ask them to prepare an action plan on the 4 R’s: Reduce , Recycle , Reuse and Repair	·        5 Whys ·         Role play on the topic’ India is rich in water resources: conserve it or drain it’ ·         Poster on 4R’s

TOOLS /AIDS/RESOURCES:

Different sources of study and analysis:

·        Pictorial chart depicting ways of conserving water

·        Newspaper cuttings of areas with water scarcity, wastage of water through surface run off

·        Map of India showing major rivers and dams

Videos and PPT

·        http:www.youtube.com/watch?=tLTCoWB010:Video on rain water harvesting

·        PPT on multipurpose river valley projects and water pollution

·        River Ganga and Yamuna action plan

A field trip may be organized if possible

·        Dam

·        Water reservoir

·        Any industrial or residential area having rain water harvesting

·        Any water body near the school (lake, river, pond, canal)

VOCABULARY/KEY TERMS:

1.      Potential resource, actual resource

2.     Hydrological cycle

3.     Quantity and Quality of water

4.      Water scarcity

5.     Water conservation and management

6.     Multipurpose river valley projects

7.     Rain water harvesting

8.     Drip irrigation system

VALUES INTENDED TO BE INCULCATED:

·        Valuing natural resources

·        Judicious use

·         Conservation of water

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE:

Locate the Multi -Purpose River Valley Projects along with their state.

Hirakud , Nagaarjun sagar, Sardar sarover, Salal, Bhakra Nangal

ASSESSMENT RUBRICS:

MM:5

0.5 Mark each for the correct name of River Valley Project and the State

 SUGGESTED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES-

(INTER DISCIPLINARY)

·        Make a collage of newspaper cuttings/clippings showing water scarcity, pollution of water, areas suffering from drought or flood

·        Organize a debate/discussion on Krishna-Godavari water dispute or ’Narmada BachaoAndolan’ ‘ Tehri Dam Andolan’  and make a list of inter-state water disputes.( Data based)It is expected that the students will read up on the issue through use of internet , newspaper article , video clippings and so on and then discuss in the class

·        Make posters creating awareness among the masses to conserve water

·        Find out other rain water harvesting systems existing in and around your locality and make a list of states which made rain water harvesting structure compulsory or prepare a model on rain water harvesting

FOLLOW UP / REMEDIAL STRATEGY:

1. Conduct a recap on every topic discussed with special reference to water scarcity, conservation andmanagement and future implications.

2.Review the learning achievement of all the students by asking 5Whys, higher order thinking questions and logical reasoning questions.

3. Ask students to prepare mind maps on the theme: Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink. Simple mind map will be shown to them.

4. Based upon the feedback and assessment of the underachievers, make desired changes in the lesson Plan according to studentsneed.

5.Conduct remedial class for the students whose performance is below average.

ASSIGNMENT

CHAPTER - WATER RESOURCES

FOR HIGH ACHIEVERS

1.WhyJawaharlalLal Nehru called Dams as temples of modern

India?
2. How are Dams more a bane than a boon?
3. What are the ill effects of over irrigation in India?

FOR AVERAGE LEARNERS

1. What is meant by water scarcity? What are its causes?
2. What is meant by qualitative scarcity of water?
3. What are hydraulic structure? Give two example?

FOR SLOW LEARNERS

1. What is rain water harvesting?

2. What do you mean by the system of “Tanka”?
3. Bamboo-drip-irrigation is famous in which state/ states?