HOW DO WE HAVE WATER IN SACRAMENTO IF IT HASN’T RAINED FOR FIVE MONTHS?

A webquest by John Gorman

Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion

Introduction

  • It’s January. It’s been raining off and on for weeks. You turn on the faucet and you have water. Of course, it’s been raining.
  • It’s September. It hasn’t rained since April Fool’s Day. You turn on the faucet. You have water. Why????
  • If you plan on living in Sacramento, you need to answer this question. How does Sacramento have water all year ‘round?

Task

  • You need to answer:
  • 1. Who is in charge of providing Sacramento with water?
  • 2. Where does the water that comes from our faucets come from?
  • 3. Is it possible for Sacramento to run out of water?

Process

·   A good place to start is the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities.

·   Do the two rivers that run through Sacramento have something to do with our water year-round? Control-Click on the picture of the river.

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·   Control-click on the picture of the desert to see if what problems face Sacramento if we have a dry year.

·   Write your answers in a paragraph written in Microsoft Word. The paragraph must have a topic sentence, supporting detail sentences, and a conclusion. You may use web images in the document.

Evaluation

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Your Score

Attitude

Shows no enthusiasm for or commitment to the writing process. 

Shows some enthusiasm for and commitment to the writing process. 

Usally shows enthusiasm for and commitment to the writing process. 

Shows exceptional enthusiasm for and commitment to the writing process. 

 

Knowledge of subject

Does not explain how Sacramento gets its water at all. 

Only includes general terms about Sacramento water. 

Answers the questions correctly about Sacramento water sources. 

Answers all questions correctly, cites statistics, and refelcts on what was learned about Sacramento water sources. 

 

 

Conclusion

·   Please look further into the Watershed and Utilities websites to understand more about water conservation. Water is the most important natural resource readily available to us. We need to ensure that Sacramentans 100 years from now will have plentiful clean water.