Dates: Tuesday, October 14 and Thursday,
October 16
Times: See time slots for videoconferences below
Grades: 7-8, 9-12
Theme: Global Geopolitics, Conflict & Human Rights
Cost: (includes 2 videoconferences): $300
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More than one billion people worldwide currently lack access to safe drinking
water. This staggering number is only increasing, as are local and regional
clashes over what is undisputedly one of the globe’s most precious resources.
This two-part PULSE series will bring students from around the country together
to discuss global water politics and, in particular, the access to water surrounding
shared bodies of water. Students will examine the politics around Lake Victoria,
Lake Titicaca, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and more, and in so doing, come
to a greater understanding of how hydropolitics affects daily access to water
for millions of people.
Students from regions all over North America have the opportunity to relate
their personal stories with interstate water politics, whether near the Great
Lakes, the Hoover Dam, or a number of rivers and lakes throughout the country,
to the water conflicts taking place around the world. In connection to the United
Nations International Year of Sanitation, students will speak with a member
of the United Nations Environmental Programme. Through dialogue, all participants
will work on tangible solutions to these conflicts and prepare for a future
that promises more people and a water supply that is increasingly scarce.
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Tuesday, October 14: Up to
three classes at a time come together to discuss and deliberate conflicts
over water, particularly shared bodies of water, and the effects of these
conflicts on the local population.
Available time slots:
Middle School: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
High School: 10:00 – 11:00 am | 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
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Thursday, October 16: Students will meet with an official
from the United Nations or another governing body with expertise in hydropolitics,
discussing issues related to providing greater access to water to more people.
Available time slots:
Middle and High: 11:30 am -12:30 pm | 1 – 2 pm |
The Hydropolitics program is aligned with these national standards:
Geography Standards
Places and Regions
- Standard 4: The physical and human characteristics of
places.
- Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people’s
perception of places and regions.
Human Systems
- Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration
of human populations on Earth’s surface.
- Standard 10: The characteristics, distributions, and complexity
of Earth’s cultural mosaics.
- Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
on Earth’s surface.
- Standard 13: How forces of cooperation and conflict among
people influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Environment and Society
- Standard 14: How human actions modify the physical environment.
- Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems.
- Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use,
distribution, and importance of resources.
National Science Content Standards
Content Standard F: As a result of activities in grades 9-12,
all students should develop an understanding of:
- Personal and community health
- Population growth
- Natural resources
- Environmental quality
- Natural and human-induced hazards
- Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges
Social Studies Standards
- Strand III: People, Places, and Environments
- Strand IV: Individual Development and Identity
- Strand V: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
- Strand VI: Power, Authority, and Governance
- Strand VIII: Science, Technology, and Society
- Strand IX: Global Connections
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