Todd County Middle School · OSEU 1&7 · Science

Olivier and Krege Communal Stewardship Unit “Lesson Title” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment “Lesson Title” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Is the land a “thing” we own or a “relative” we have? Question OSEU 1.2, OSEU 7.2 Standards and 7.G.4.2 Practices MS-ESS3-4 - Identify impact that humans have had on Earth. Students will be asked to discuss what is meant by the term communal stewardship. The teacher Staging the will write ideas on the board that students give for answering the question of what is communal Question stewardship. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is communal stewardship and development? What are some ways What are some of the most important How can we be good stewards of our community is already showing environmental issues in South Dakota the land? this? (redco, tribal land enterprise, today? tribal historic preservation office (tipo) Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task SS: Students will then turn and talk to a SS: Students will research an friend about what they already know environmental issue that is facing SS: Students will write an essay about the traditional Lakota view of South Dakota today. They will gather about how they can be good land stewardship. They will then watch information not just about the stewards of the land. videos of Lakota elders’ discussing environmental issue, but also about issues related to land stewardship. what is being done about it. They will be given a guide with Science: Students will perform a lab reflection questions to complete as where they are tasked with testing they watch the videos. This will be Science: Students will design a the theory that preserving wetlands followed with a brief discussion about solution for construction of a wetland helps to prevent pollution and what they learned from the videos and to aid in filtering pollutants from runoff of soil into waterways. They what communal stewardship examples water being discharged from a mining will have 4 soil-draining they may have witnessed in the facility. They will use inquiry science apparatuses, each with soil and a community. skills to determine which type of soil type of plant. They will run tests, is best in a wetland to handle mining collect data, and use their pollutants, and then be able to information about land use to come Science: Students will learn that as explain why that soil worked best. to a conclusion about what the human population increases, the need This will be applying scientific better environment would be to for natural resources also increases knowledge to the local issue of South take care of our natural resources. and this has an impact on Earth’s Dakota mining waste and its impact systems. They will complete a lab to on environmental/health concerns on model and explain exponential human tribal land. population growth and the burden it can create. They will also need to design a landfill and test what type of barrier best protects nearby groundwater. This will address the importance of scientific knowledge to make better choices as land stewards. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 7AQZP19_Fo (Delores Taken Alive: S_d3B-jeNYc (WE ARE THE LAND, http://www.wolakotaproject.org/os Respecting Mother Earth) Uranium Mining in the Black Hills, eu-seven/oseu-seven-interview- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J- Documentary by Christopher Crosby) with-gladys-hawk/ rBtH3rPMU (The Sacredness of Water, https://denr.sd.gov/focus.aspx Lakota Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear) http://www.ohranger.com/lacreek- Science Lab Materials: Pearson nwr Science Lab Materials: Pearson Elevate Elevate Curriculum Curriculum Should we build a property development around/along Little White River? Students Summative Argument will write an argument paper using information from their science labs and social studies research to defend their position. Performance Task Students will interview a family member or somebody in the community asking them Extension some questions about their view of communal stewardship. Taking Informed How can we, as a school, help our environment? (project on how to reduce waste in our school) Action