Water

From: Ky Herreid,  National  Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Another case is ready: "One Glass for Two People: A Case of Water Use Rights in the Eastern United States" by Jeffrey A. Steinmetz, Department of Biology, Francis Marion University, and Reed M. Perkins, Department of Environmental Science, Queens University of Charlotte. This case study focuses on the growing issue of water use rights in the southeastern United States. Approximately 1.3 million people in North and South Carolina depend on the Catawba-Wateree River for water and electricity. The river is also important for recreation and real estate development. To meet growing water demands, elected officials in Concord and Kannapolis, NC, petitioned their state government to approve an interbasin transfer (IBT) of 25 million gallons of water a day from the Catawba River. Other towns in North Carolina and South Carolina that are part of the Catawba-Wateree watershed fought this request for water transfer. For this exercise, students are divided into teams that take the role of different stakeholders trying to negotiate a settlement to this lawsuit. In the course of the debate, students address fundamental legal, ethical and environmental questions about water use. To directly access the case, teaching notes, and key, go to the case record at: @http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=603&id=603. To generally explore the case collection, find our latest cases, and perform keyword searches, begin at: @http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/. From Holly Pierce, Montville Schools: I had a successful mini-lesson yesterday re: water scarcity. I read the first page of a National Geographic Article to the students about a woman from Africa and her 3 daily trips to pick up water. The students then carried a carboy full of 5 gallons of water 200 ft down the hallway. It took them about 1.5 minutes to carry the water, then we discussed what it would be like to do that for 50 minutes three times a day. The water carrying drove home the point in a way I've been unable to accomplish in the past. Just thought I'd share. Article: []

From: Julie Mankiewicz, NY This is a water lab from NY, which has a good case study embedded.

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