Dancing for Our Water: Movement for Change

6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Dance/Movement
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes

Materials Needed

  • • Music player and speakers
  • • Blue scarves or fabric strips
  • • Open space for movement
  • • Images or videos of water (Optional)
  • • Percussion instruments (Optional)

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

You can find an introduction to Goal 6, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.

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Discuss different states of water (liquid, solid, gas) and how water moves in nature.

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Create Water Cycle Movements

Students create movement sequences representing the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
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Pollution and Purification Dance

Create contrasting movements showing polluted water (jagged, restricted) vs. clean water (flowing, free).
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Create Group Choreography

Small groups create short dances telling a story about water conservation.
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Perform Dances

Groups perform their water conservation dances for the class.
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How did dance help you understand water issues?
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What actions can you take to help protect water?

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