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Anchored Science Unit 6.1: The Water Cycle Teacher 3 Year License
Author(s): MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
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Anchored Science by Mi-STAR is a comprehensive middle school science curriculum driven by a bold vision for the future, where science isn’t just a subject but a powerful, integrated body of knowledge that equips students to tackle today’s pressing societal challenges. This curriculum harnesses the full potential of the Next Generation Science Standards, empowering students to actively engage with science and engineering practices. They’ll move beyond the classroom, using their skills to solve real-world problems, making learning both impactful and deeply relevant to their lives and the world around them.
Each unit delivers a NGSS-aligned assessment package that fully integrates tools to measure student progress and deepen their engagement with science. The Professional Learning program provides a dynamic range of flexible, ongoing opportunities, enabling teachers to not only master the unit content but also continually enhance their skills, while motivating and challenging their students.
Unit 6.1: The Water Cycle “Water on the Move”
In this unit, students explore the water cycle (hydrologic cycle) and how human activity can alter this cycle but not stop it. Students work to describe why a local community is having flooding problems and evaluate proposed solutions to address this problem. Unit Challenge Question: How does human development affect how water moves through our community?
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Lesson 1 Where Is Water?
Lesson 2 Gravity Makes Water Move
Lesson 3 Water Moves in Unseen Ways
Lesson 4 Particle Movement in Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Lesson 5 How Water Changes State
Lesson 6 Human Impacts on the Water Cycle
Lesson 7 If You’ve Got a Problem, Yo, I’ll Solve It
Lesson 8 Culminating Experience
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MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Originally founded in 1885 as a Mining School, Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) is historically known for its presence in engineering research and technology development. Over the years, the university has expanded its offerings to more than 160 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related fields. It is one of the leading public research universities in the country. Mi-STAR was created in 2015 by teams of teachers, scientists, engineers, and curriculum designers through generous support provided by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. Mi-STAR has also received substantial support from the National Science Foundation, the MiSTEM Advisory Council through the Michigan Department of Education, and Michigan Technological University.