There is not enough water flowing from the Colorado River basin into Lake Powell to support current water use.
Questions students are working to answer:
How much water is there?
How does the flow of the river have an impact on the water used?
How much water usage do individuals use?
Does the design of the river have an impact on the water levels?
Where does the water come from?
How is the water used?
How does Lake Powell produce electricity?
How efficient is Lake Powell?
Who has rights to the water?
How have water levels and usage changed over time?
How do other communities harness the power and amount of water to meet their needs?
Has this problem always existed? When did the problem begin?
What is causing the problem?
Success Criteria:
Students know the relationship between human behavior and climate
Students know the relationship between weather and climate
Interpret maps and other geographic tools as a primary source to analyze a historic issue
Discuss the tensions between individual rights, state law, and national law.
Calculate and analyze population trends.
Explain the establishment of human settlements in relationship to physical attributes
Students know how the amount of water individuals use has an impact on river flow.
Students are able to use a graphs to interpret the data.