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Who owns the water of the Great Lakes?


 
 

Possible Sources for Information

 Articles on Great Lakes Water Export/ Water Diversion/ Great Lakes Water Privatization/ Dropping Water Levels/Global Water Crisis: 
http://www.greatlakesdirectory.org/great_lakes_water_export.htm
http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/water/uses.html
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/top/e29glakes.htm
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030625/NEWS06/106250089
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-22-lakes-usat_x.htm
and others found while researching on the Internet.

The Great Lakes Charter
 

 

Who owns the Great Lakes?                                        

As a class, complete the following section. 

Question:  Should we export water from the Great Lakes?

            Objectives:

            A. _____________________________________________________________________

            B. _____________________________________________________________________

            C. _____________________________________________________________________

Using the web sites above and others you find while searching the Internet, answer the following questions. You will be assigned a role/viewpoint by your instructor to research.

My role is ____________________________________________________________________

Information I researched is…

 

   

 

 

 

 

 


Again as a class, share the information you found that supports your role/viewpoint. Make note of the main points for the other roles/viewpoints represented by your classmates.

Viewpoints:

Role/Viewpoint

Argument (Circle For or Against – write comments)

 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                 Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                 Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?
 

 

 

 

For Export?                                                  Against Export?

As a class, debate the question "Should we export water from the Great Lakes?". Be sure to debate from your assigned role/viewpoint! Use the information found in your research to support your case from your role/viewpoint. 

As a class, make a decision concerning the export of water from the Great Lakes? 

Decision:            Yes, we will export water.                                    No, we will not export water.

 

Are there any stipulations to your decision?

   

 

Return to your viewpoint chart…would your decision be altered if your values for individual arguments were changed? 

 

 

From Decision Making Activities for the Great Lakes, Who Owns the Great Lakes?
 Developed by the Ohio Sea Grant Education Program, The Ohio State University. © 2003