| Grade Level | System Requirement | Product Number |
|---|---|---|
| Grades 3-6 | Apple 128K | A282 |
| While learning the techniques and procedures of setting up and conducting water pollution investigations, your students test and gather data about streams, rivers, and lakes. After finding the pollution and its source, they alert the proper authorities and recommend solutions.Exercises reasoning and thinking skills. | ||
Introduction
Cleanwater Detectives is a discovery-learning simulation that addresses the issue of water pollution. The program capitalizes on the natural curiosity of students and encourages them to learn scientific content and develop scientific processes.
The simulation begins by announcing a problem (e.g., The beach in Lakeville is closed due to smelly water and weeds along the shore”). Students may choose from three levels of difficulty.
At the Assistant (beginner) level, students identify the source of pollution in a body of water (e.g., Hilltop Farms). At the Detective level, students also identify the cause of the pollution (e.g., fertilizer runoff), and at the Enforcer level, students also recommend a corrective action (e.g., clean up the damage).
Title: Cleanwater Detectives
Grade Level: 3-6, Junior High
Subject Area: Physical Science
Topic: Physical attributes and chemical properties of water pollution
Processes: Observing, Communicating, Comparing, Organizing,
Relating
Program Type: Discovery-learning simulation
Classroom Use: Individual students or small groups
Hardware: Apple II series computer with 128K RAM; color monitor recommended but not required
Exiting Program: Students may leave the program by pressing the Escape (Esc) Key whenever the computer is waiting for a response
Time Required: First-time users may require thirty minutes or more; experienced users may need ten minutes or less per problem
Manual
Manual not yet available (In Production)