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Where
is
the
water
in
New
Mexico?
How
do
we
access
it?
How
does
water
help
define
a
sense
of
place?
Looking
at
photographs
from
the
past
provides
a
window
into
another
time
and
place.
Photographs
can
help
teach
new
vocabulary
and
develop
skills
in
observation
and
interpretation.
They
are
a
good
starting
point
for
discussion,
writing
projects,
and
research.
In
this
activity,
students
observe
and
interpret
historic
photographs
of
water
in
New
Mexico.
They
record
observations,
draw
inferences,
and
compare
water
in
New
Mexico’s
past
with
water
today.
Students
also
generate
questions
for
further
study
about
water
in
their
community
and
in
New
Mexico
today. |
Content
Standard
1:
Benchmark
A,
D
(9-12)
Content
Standard
1:
Benchmark
A,
B,
C
(9-12)
Strand III, Content Standard 1: Benchmark A (9-12)
Content Standard 2: Benchmark Visual Arts A (9-12)
Content Standard 4: Benchmark Visual Arts A (9-12)
Students
will:
- Use
historic
photographs
as
primary
source
material
to
acquire
information
about
water
in
New
Mexico.
- Interpret
current
water
issues
in
New
Mexico
by
examining
historic
photographs.
- Analyze
and
evaluate
information
to
answer
critical
questions
raised
by
examining
historic
photographs.
- Select
images
of
water
in
New
Mexico
from
the
Water
Picture
Gallery
or
search
for
images
specific
to
your
community
(use
Additional
resources,
below).
- Cut
the caption
off the bottom
of the photograph
and keep for
later.
-
Divide
students
into groups
of 2–3
and have
each group
examine
one photograph.
- Have
students
look
at the
photograph
for
one minute,
then
record
as a
group
all
the details
they
can remember
about
the photo.
- Print
the Photograph
Analysis
Worksheet
(pdf). Have
students
look at the
photograph
again and
follow the
instructions
on the worksheet.
- Have
students discuss
their observations
and interpretations
with each
other, then
report to
the rest of
class what
they observed
and inferred.
- Have
students
list
three
questions
about
the photograph.
What
more
do they
want
to know?
What
sources
would
they
use or
where
would
they
go to
find
the answers
to their
questions?
- Have
students
match the
captions
with the
photos.
- After
students
research
the topic
represented
in their
photograph,
have them
write an extended
caption based
on own interpretation.
- Have
students
draw comparisons
with water
in New Mexico
today. They
may prepare
a visual
and written
presentation
analyzing
how water
has changed
from the
past to the
present.
- Discuss
with students
what they
learned
from about
water in New
Mexico,
past and
present,
by studying
the photo
and conducting
extended
research.
- Have
students create
a class book
or exhibition
of the photographs
with explanations
of their observations
and interpretations.
- Share
the class
book or exhibition
with other
classes,
parents,
and community
members.
- Have
the students
explain
what they
learned about
water use
in the past
and how it
compares
to water
use today
by examining
these photographs.
- How
successful
were the students
in using historic
photographs
as primary
source material
to acquire
information
about water
use in New
Mexico’s
past?
- How
well did the
students organize
information,
make comparisons,
and draw inferences
about current
water use in
New Mexico
by examining
historic photographs?
- To
what extent
were students
able to analyze
and evaluate
information
to answer critical
questions raised
by examining
historic photographs?
- Have
students create
a story or
dramatic presentation
representing
the characters
or subjects
in the photograph.
Ask them how
they think
the characters
feel, what
they are thinking,
how they might
act in the
setting. Have
them think
about what
may have happened
before and
after the
photograph
was taken.
- Learn
about the
photographer
and the
day and times
in which he
or she lived.
How did social
conditions
affect
choice of
images?
Consider
the relationship
of the
photographer
to his
or her subjects.
How does
this relationship
change
his or her
interpretation?
- Have
students
arrange
a
variety
of
photographs
from
the
Water
Picture
Gallery
of
water
use,
water
customs,
and
water
in
nature
to
tell
a
story
or
represent
an
idea
or
concept
about
water
in
their
community
and
in
New
Mexico.
Have
them
assemble
the
photos
into
an
exhibition
about
water
in
New
Mexico.
- Compare
photographs
of water
use from
different
communities,
cultures,
or geographic
areas to
learn about
uses of
water around
the world.
- Have
students
take pictures
of water
scenes around
their home,
school,
and community.
Assemble
a digital
slide show
or photograph
gallery
at school
focusing
on a theme.
Have them
discuss
how water
is similar
to or differs
from water
in the past
in their
community.
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Photos
from
the
Past