Mississippi Science E.1.10.2

Science1st GradeEarth and Space Science

The Standard

E.1.10: Students will demonstrate an understanding of human dependence on clean and renewable water resources

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the use and quality of water in the local environment.

2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth’s Resources

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students spot ways people waste water or make nearby water dirty, such as leaving a school tap on or dropping litter outside. They draw, tell, or write a way to help and explain how it works.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can match a school water problem with a useful action. They can explain that closing a tap saves water or picking up litter keeps it from washing into drains.
Common Misconceptions: Some students think water going down a drain is not wasted. Others think playground litter cannot affect water unless someone drops it directly into a pond.
How to Assess It: Ask students to draw a school sink or playground and show one change that would help water. Have them label or tell you how the change helps.

Lesson moves

Put paper scraps on a tilted tray, spray water as rain, then remove the scraps and compare what reaches a catch cup.
Have students draw and label a way to stop playground trash from washing into drains during rain, then explain their choice to a partner.
Give pairs picture cards showing an open tap, closed tap, littered sidewalk, and clean sidewalk; have them sort the cards and explain one fix.
Walk to the school sink and storm drain, then make signs reminding classmates to close taps and put litter in bins.

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