Lesson Summary

Every day, Nya takes a long walk from her village to a remote watering hole, where she can fetch water for her family. Despite her hard work, her little sister Akeer still gets sick from drinking dirty water. Can you create a water filter to clean the water, so Nya’s family won’t get sick anymore?

STE or Math Standards

• 5-ESS3-2. Test a simple system designed to filter particulates out of water and propose one change to the design to improve it.

ELA Standards

• Grade 5 Reading Standards for Informational Text [RI] Key Ideas and Details

Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, mathematical, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

Video

Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time