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Episode 1.2: The Problem Instructional VideoEpisode 1.2: The Problem Instructional Video
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Cisco
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Career & Technical Education
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:38
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Duration
10 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Episode 1.2: The Problem

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Where have all the schoolgirls in Malawi gone? Teen leaders solve a mystery and investigate a problem in episode two in the seven-part first series of Global Problem Solvers. After finding the missing girls at a far-away well, the group discovers a critical water shortage that jeopardizes the whole village.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

teamwork, teams, problem solving strategies, water sources, drinking water, africa, education, children's rights, babies, the global community, helping, leadership

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • After the video, assign individual reading to help the class learn more about Malawi's water woes
  • What would you do? Break pupils into groups and have them create their own solutions to the crisis

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide a topographical map to ensure learners understand Malawi's location and terrain

Pros

  • The video puts a global issue in perspective for teens by featuring young people coping with a lack of water
  • Smart strategizing around the problem is at the forefront, showing the importance of teamwork

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2

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