| Partner | Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco |
| Country of Partner | Portugal |
| Title of OER (in English) | THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN OUR LIVES |
| Title of OER (in national language) | A IMPORTÂNCIA DA ÁGUA NAS NOSSAS VIDAS |
| Type of OER | Lesson materials for children |
| URL 01 | http://multidict.net/wordlink/?navsize=1&sl=en&url=http://multidict.net/clilstore/page.php?id=5291 |
| Conditions of use | Creative Commons BY-SA |
| Language (s) | English |
| School Year | Grade 5, Grade 6 |
| Age group | From 10 to 11, From 11 to 12 |
| Topic | The water cycles. |
| Specific contents covered | Environmental Education |
| You can use this OER in this/these subject area(s): | Natural science / Environmental education, Social science / Social studies [Geography, History, etc...], English, Cross-curricular projects |
| English language skills | Listening - Spoken reception (Listening comprehension), Reading - Written reception (Reading comprehension), Writing - Written production (Written production) |
| Lexis | Earth, water, evaporation, condensation, sun, clouds, drops, precipitation, groundwater, river and reservoirs, environment. |
| Type of materials included | Handouts, Images, Songs, Videos, Interactive worksheets [fill-in-the-gap, matching, .etc ..] |
| How is it visually attractive for children? | The materials are attractive and colorful. The activities are motivating and appropriate to the age group. |
| Can the OER be customized and reused? | Yes |
| How? | The teacher can choose which activities to implement. Some of the activities may be used as homework. |
| Can the OER be used in project-based learning, interclass and intercultural collaboration? | Yes |
| How? | These videos and materials can be used as a starting point of a project-based learning and an interclass collaboration about the topic of the importance of the water in our lives. |
| Image(s) | https://clil4yec.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-importance-of-the-water-in-our-lives.docx |
| Points of Strength | The OER takes the learner’s developmental stage, cognitive development and language competence into account., The OER integrates content and language, There is a varied number of items learners are expected to engage in, The response expected from learners is engaging (drawings, hands-on demonstrations, verbal, etc.), The OER makes it clear in which language learners are expected to respond, The OER can be used in project-based learning, interclass and intercultural collaboration |