Spanish 4 and AP · Week 28 · Ciencia y desafíos mundiales
El agua en el desierto
Students analyze Coachella Valley water data and argue what the region would have done differently to protect the future.
- Students will
- Students use the conditional perfect ("habría" plus past participle) to argue what Coachella Valley could have done differently about water.
- SEL skill
- Learn from past choices to plan a safer future for a shared resource
- What it looks like
- Students practice problem-solving and prudence by learning from past choices to protect the future.
- Content focus
- Conditional perfect ("habría" + past participle); science vocabulary
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Responsible decision-making
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM5.I: Communication Standard 5, Receptive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN1.I: Connections Standard 1, Connections to Other Disciplines (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Making Connections
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP Spanish Language and Culture theme: Science and Technology
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