[Edu] Eco-thoughts - and Playing with/for Water

[Carol Townsend]

Hey folks,

I got this video tossed to me the other day and I wanted to share it with
you:

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/10/south_africa_th.html

It's a video about how one product has changed the lives of people.  This
product is called Play Pump - and kids do what kids normally do - they just
play - and the pump (on which they're playing) pumps clean water from deep
underground into holding tanks for the community or school's use.

Wow.

Next time you play EcoFluxx with your students, toss this video up on the
screen for them to watch - and take some time to emphasize how important
that Water is in real life - Model it by taking Water out of the deck - and
seeing what it would affect - how many cards (besides the obvious Goals that
contain water) would it affect?

Rainbows
Clouds
Mud

Fish (no water, no Fish) - and therefore any Goals that require Fish would
be out.
Frogs (no water, no Frogs... no goals that require Frogs)
Worms (require moisture for breathing thru their skin.... no water, no
Worms, etc...)
Tadpoles....

in more advanced classes - what processes require water to happen?
Photosynthesis (CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6)
Ferns (they grow in moist places because of their reproduction
requirements....)
Composting (can it even happen without moisture?)

Anyway... these were just a jumble of thoughts that I wanted to toss out.
 Great teachers find lots of ways to get the same point across multiple
times - and here's just one more way you can use EcoFluxx - in your "Water
is IMPORTANT!!" section of your curriculum.

Thanks for teaching with Looney Labs games!

Carol
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