Intended End User: Teacher
Age Group: Lower Secondary; Upper Secondary
School Curriculum: Science; Social & Environment Science
Themes and Topics: Environmental Change; Information & Knowledge
Duration: 1 hour
Type of Resource: Audio/Video, Online Tool
Keywords:Â Fresh Water, Satellite Data, Data Visualisation, Water
Languages: English
Description
Dive into the Passage of Water, a three-part interactive experience that vividly illustrates the alarming reality of our planet’s dwindling freshwater reserves. This resource introduces the challenges of conserving fresh water in the face of climate change.
The experience explores why freshwater is such a precious resource, how NASA data can help us understand what is happening to our lakes, rivers and reservoirs, and possible solutions to avoid a water crisis.
By interacting with Passage of Water’s storytelling and visuals, everyone can learn how our activities and the shifts in our climate are impacting our water budget across selected places around what world, such as Egypt, Pakistan and Alaska, and discover how technology can support solutions, adaptation and mitigation methods that can help us secure this vital resource for the future.
How to use this resource
This interactive online project explores visual representations of satellite data to understand the challenge faced by society to conserve fresh water. The disorienting dilemma posed by this challenge should stimulate meaningful engagement in transformative learning about water-related Sustainability Citizenship concerns.
The resources
Link to the Passage of Water resource:
Passage of Water — Google Arts & Culture
Learning Outcomes
- Elicit prior knowledge and further develop knowledge and comprehension of key Sustainability Citizenship key concepts, challenging established worldviews and values.
Green Competencies
- Embodying Sustainable Values: Valuing Sustainability; Promoting Nature
- Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Problem Framing
Creative Commons
This resource was created in collaboration with artist Yiyun Kang and NASA and hosted on the Google Arts & Culture platform. The Google Arts & Culture platform is open to non-profit institutions, museums, galleries, and archives with copyright-free or copyright-cleared content that they would like to share. The platform can be visited here: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/arts-culture
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