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Unit L2
Comparing Two Lakes
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
After a brief discussion and locating two East African lakes geographically, students watch a movie and then process what they've learned from it using a Venn diagram. They then connect the issue of the flamingo habitat to the use of recyclable glass.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Students compare events that have impacted Lake Magadi in Kenya to Lake Natron in Tanzania.
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ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
Discussion: Recall events of Flamingos in a Fix scene (10 minutes)
Launch a brief discussion using the Flamingos in a Fix scene as a prompt. Paraphrase:
Today you will be finding out more about the lake that Flora and Uncle Willy mentioned as a terrible memory in the dialogue of the flamingos.
Why were these fictional flamingo characters so upset when recalling Lake Magadi?
Have students discuss their answers with a partner.
Locate the two lakes (10 minutes)
Set students up to work with Google Maps (or similar) to answer the questions.
Paraphrase:
Now it's time to find out some facts behind the situation at Lake Magadi you read about the in the Flamingos in a Fix Scene. Could Lake Natron now face similar challenges?
Where in the world are these two lakes?
Let's use Google Maps to find that out (and more too!)
Study video footage from Lake Magadi and Lake Natron (20 minutes)
Introduce the video to the students.
Mr. Turk Pipkin is a filmmaker and a co-founder of the global education nonprofit The Nobelity Project. He is often in East Africa coordinating construction of schools and conservation projects. He made this video to share information about Lake Magadi and Lake Natron.
Mr. Turk Pipkin is a filmmaker and a co-founder of the global education nonprofit The Nobelity Project. He is often in East Africa coordinating construction of schools and conservation projects. He made this video to share information about Lake Magadi and Lake Natron. Watch this video clip and then complete the Venn diagram activity below.
Review video footage from Lake Magadi and Lake Natron (10 minutes)
Optional: Connect to recycling (10 minutes)
Help students connect the issue of the flamingo habitat to the use of recyclable glass.
Scrub to 2:58 in the video and watch it again from that point until the end.
Ask students to discuss with a partner:
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