Grade 7 Lesson plan
Three Meetings, One Well Field: How Kingsbarrow Decides
A grade 7 civics lesson comparing three public meetings a fictional town holds about one well field, and what each one lets residents say, decide, and appeal.
C3 Framework · Grades 6–8
D2.Civ.9.6-8 Comparing deliberative processes
Compare deliberative processes used by a wide variety of groups in various settings.
Why water teaches this standard well
A city council meeting, a utility board rate hearing, and an interstate river basin commission each deliberate about water in a different way. Comparing these processes, or staging a mock rate hearing with public comment, shows students how deliberation changes with the setting.
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13 materials aligned to D2.Civ.9.6-8
Lesson plans
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Dorsett's Drought Stages: Writing a Town Water Rule
A 50-minute grade 6 civics lesson where small groups draft a three-stage drought ordinance for a fictional town, then role-play a council debate and vote to adopt it.
Grade 7 Lesson plan
Should Cindermere and Nettlefold Share One Sewer Plant?
A 55-minute grade 7 lesson in which two fictional towns weigh building separate sewer plants against one shared plant, then split the cost two ways.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Wexbridge's Rate Hearing: A Mock Water Board Role-Play
A grade 6 civics lesson in which students role-play residents, a business owner, and a water board at a fictional town's public hearing on a proposed rate increase.
Grade 8 Lesson plan
Sharing the Beckridge River: A Grade 8 Water Compact Negotiation
A 50-minute grade 8 lesson in which two groups negotiate a fictional upstream-downstream river-sharing compact modeled on real interstate water agreements.
Worksheets
Grade 6 Worksheet
Whitlock Creek Watch: Reading a Citizen Water-Testing Data Table
A grade 6 worksheet in which students summarize a fictional volunteer group's weekly creek-testing data and decide what evidence to bring to a town council meeting.
Grade 8 Worksheet
Who Runs the Tap? Comparing Water Utility Governance in Thornwood
A grade 8 worksheet comparing municipal, special-district, and investor-owned water utilities using a fictional town's rate and governance data.
Classroom activities
Grade 6 Classroom activity
Coldharrow Dam Release Meeting: A Water Careers Role-Play
A grade 6 careers role-play in which five water-sector professionals divide a summer reservoir release, with percent-share math and a keyed decision handout.
Grade 7 Classroom activity
The Sandhill Aquifer Table: A Shared Groundwater Role-Play
A grade 7 role-play where students act as stakeholders sharing one fictional aquifer and negotiate pumping limits before the groundwater runs too low.
Grade 6 Classroom activity
Sharing the Amsel River: A Water Allocation Negotiation Game
A grade 6 role-play activity where three groups negotiate how to divide a river's flow between farms, a city, and required environmental flow across a drought season.
Grade 8 Classroom activity
The Meadowlark Rate Hearing: A Grade 8 Civic Simulation
A grade 8 role-play activity simulating a public water-rate hearing, where students argue as stakeholders before a student hearing chair votes on a proposed increase.
Reading passages
Grade 6 Reading passage
The Ditch Riders of the Vantry Valley
An original grade 6 passage about a fictional farmer-owned ditch company, the ditch rider who delivers its water, and how shareholders vote at the annual meeting.
Debate kits
Grade 6 Debate kit
Should Silverbrook Charge a Stormwater Fee by Hard Surface?
A two-session grade 6 debate kit on whether a fictional city should bill each property for storm drains by roof and pavement area, with two-sided evidence.