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Students deepen their understanding of the ahupua‘a system and the area in which they live. Students outside of Hawaiʻi could use the ahupua‘a system as an example to investigate watershed systems where they live.
Inquire: Students share their knowledge of the word ahupua‘a and the ahupua‘a system.
Investigate: Students learn more about the ahupua‘a system and its importance.
Inspire: Students identify the water sources of their ahupua‘a.
Students learn about different sources of pollution that affect water sources in Hawaiʻi and consider how pollution affects their ahupua‘a. Students outside of Hawaiʻi can use this lesson to discuss pollution sources that are specific to their own watersheds.
Inquire: Students share images of water sources in Hawaiʻi and discuss how seeing pollution makes them feel.
Investigate: Students explore various causes of water pollution in Hawaiʻi.
Inspire: Students consider how pollution affects the specific water sources in their ahupua‘a.
Students explore how cultural water management practices can address the source of pollution they have observed in their ahupua‘a. Students design and lead an effort to clean up a local water source.
Inquire: Students compare and contrast sources of pollution affecting different ahupua‘a.
Investigate: Students learn about cultural water management practices in Hawaiʻi.
Inspire: Students create a call to action and participate in cleaning up a local water source.
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