Cochabamba, Bolivia
Procedure
Open the PDF and read Part I of the case study. There are 4 questions on page 3.
Prepare to answer the questions on a Flipgrid by first creating a graphic organizer on crate paper. Do this as a group!
On the crate paper, create a T-chart of the pros and cons of water privitization. Use the following articles to help you create the T-chart: Privatizing Water Facilities Can Help Cash-Strapped Municipalities and Water Privatization: Facts and Figures
On the crate paper, list how a country like Canada is addressing global water needs. Use this website to help: What Canada is doing to address water issues globally.
On the crate paper, describe one other water conflict from human history. Use this website to help: Water conflicts throughout history
After you have finished the crate paper, write responses to the four questions in your notebook. Then, have each student choose a question to answer on a Flipgrid. Have each person record their response on the class Flipgrid (links below). Watch and respond to two other questions you did not answer. For example, if you answered question 1, watch and respond to videos made for questions 2, 3, and 4.
Flipgrid for Question 1
Flipgrid for Question 2
Flipgrid for Question 3
Flipgrid for Question 4
Procedure
According to the Democracy Center, most individuals who live in a home like Maria's home make the equivalent of $80 USD. You will need this information for one of the questions.
Open the PDF and read Part II of the case study.
Answer the questions in your notebook. Show your work for the math problems. Need help calculating percent increase? Check this out: Percent increase or decrease
Procedure
Open the PDF and read Part III of the case study.
Answer the questions in your notebook. Copy the table into your notebook and fill in the information. Show your work for the math problems.
One of the questions asks how you would reduce your water consumption. Use information from this link: How to conserve water
Each person in the group will need to answer question 6 on the class Flipgrid. Use information
What happened in Cochabamba and in Bolivia after the Water War?