With a population of 50 million, 32% of Kenyans use potentially dangerous water sources, such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers, while almost half of Kenyans lack access to basic sanitation solutions like running water and toilets.  Deep-Dive to discover how one group is creating a solution for villagers to gain access to clean water and take back their education.

Cities

Sustainable cities and communities

Water and sanitation

Clean water and sanitation

health

Good health and well-being

Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

SCI.5.5-ESS2-2

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Water, which covers the majority of the Earth’s surface, circulates through the crust, oceans and atmosphere in what is known as the water cycle. This cycle maintains the world’s supply of fresh water. Students should have experiences that contribute to the understanding of evaporation, condensation and the conservation of matter.

SCI.5.SC-05-2.1.A

Students will explore at least two of these three African independence movements: Ghana, Algeria, Kenya.

SOC.10.7b.1

Students will investigate the extent to which urbanization and industrialization have modified the roles of social institutions such as family, religion, education, and government by examining one case study in each of these regions: Africa (e.g., Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Latin America (e.g., Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico), and Asia (e.g., China, India, Indonesia, South Korea).

SOC.10.8a.1

SCI.5-ESS2-2

compare differences in adaptations of aquatic organisms to fresh water and marine environments.