Author: Melanie Howard
Seminar: Clean Air and Water
Program: DINÉ
Subject Area: Science
Grade Level: 3rd
Year of Publication: 2019
Seminar: Clean Air and Water
Program: DINÉ
Subject Area: Science
Grade Level: 3rd
Year of Publication: 2019
Abstract
Water is everywhere. About 60% of our body is water and roughly, 71% of the Earth is water (USGS). According to our Navajo culture stories, the same about of water on Earth is the same amount of water in our body. Water is one of the four sacred elements of life, along with Earth,
light/fire and air. The Earth need water as much as human and all other living things. Water has been here way before man came. Water is the essence of life.
The purpose of this curriculum unit is to instruct and inspire our young people at Tuba City Boarding School (TCBS) in Tuba City, Arizona about sacredness and the importance of water quality on our land, particularly for grades 3rd to 5th.