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    The document discusses the importance of falaj systems for providing water to communities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) given the country's arid geography. It explains that falaj are underground channels that transport water from a central well to farming areas, relying on gravity flow. The document aims to help students understand how falaj were constructed and their significance for life in UAE, through activities like arranging statements on falaj construction, designing a falaj system, and explaining key terms.

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    The document discusses the importance of falaj systems for providing water to communities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) given the country's arid geography. It explains that falaj are underground channels that transport water from a central well to farming areas, relying on gravity flow. The document aims to help students understand how falaj were constructed and their significance for life in UAE, through activities like arranging statements on falaj construction, designing a falaj system, and explaining key terms.

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    The document discusses the importance of falaj systems for providing water to communities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) given the country's arid geography. It explains that falaj are underground channels that transport water from a central well to farming areas, relying on gravity flow. The document aims to help students understand how falaj were constructed and their significance for life in UAE, through activities like arranging statements on falaj construction, designing a falaj system, and explaining key terms.

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    Al Falaj (Autosaved)

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    Cacai Gariando
    The document discusses the importance of falaj systems for providing water to communities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) given the country's arid geography. It explains that falaj are underground channels that transport water from a central well to farming areas, relying on gravity flow. The document aims to help students understand how falaj were constructed and their significance for life in UAE, through activities like arranging statements on falaj construction, designing a falaj system, and explaining key terms.

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    Describe the geography of UAE.

    “How do you think the people in UAE was able to


    provide water for their families despite of the
    geographic characteristics that they have?
    OBJECTIVES:

    • Explain the use of Falaj


    • Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives
    of the people living in UAE.
    Watch and analyze the video about the Al Falaj
    OBJECTIVES:
    Explain the use of Falaj
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.
    OBJECTIVES:
    Explain the use of Falaj
    Analyze the importance
    UA of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.
    OBJECTIVES:
    Explain the use of Falaj
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    • Illustrate the Al Falaj of UAE through a drawing


    • Compare Al Falaj to the water system that we have today a Venn Diagram
    • Relate Al Falaj to the water the system in the Philippines an Essay.
    • Analyze the importance of Al Falaj to the Emirati people through a short poem
    • Apply the characteristics of Al Falaj into a modern water system today through a
    simple illustration
    • Simple disagreement about Aflaj through a debate. “ Al Falaj: Preserve or Not to
    Preserve?
    OBJECTIVES:
    Explain the use of Falaj
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    • Illustrate the Al Falaj of UAE through a drawing


    • Compare Al Falaj to the water system that we have today
    RUBRICS
    a Venn Diagram
    • Relate Al Falaj to the water the system in the Philippines
    4 3 2 1
    an Essay. CONTENT
    • Analyze the importance of Al Falaj to the Emirati people RELEVANCE
    PUNCTUALITY
    through a short poem
    • Apply the characteristics of Al Falaj into a modern water
    system today through a simple illustration
    • Simple disagreement about Aflaj through a debate. “ Al
    Falaj: Preserve or Not to Preserve?
    EXIT PASS

    How do you think the people in UAE was


    able to provide water for their families
    despite of the geographic characteristics that
    they have?
    AL FALAJ
    How do you think the Al Falaj was constructed?
    OBJECTIVES:

    •Describe the structure and technology


    use in Falaj.
    •Analyze the importance of Falaj in the
    lives living in UAE.
    OBJECTIVES
    Describe the structure and technology use in Falaj.
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    Arrange the statement chronologically on how did the


    Emiratis build the Al Falaj in your activity book. (Task 4)
    OBJECTIVES
    Describe the structure and technology use in Falaj.
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    1. The Mother well or main well is dug into the earth to reach the undergound water supply from a higher
    point than the area it will eventually provide water.
    2. The flow and speed of water relies on gravity. Water flows from the highest to lowest point of the
    landscape
    3. Long channels are built horizontally underground, near the water table leading from the main well
    4. Shafts are built from the surface of the earth
    5. Some channels would run along the surface
    6. Closer to the areas where the water will be used for irrigation.
    OBJECTIVES
    Describe the structure and technology use in Falaj.
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    Build your own Falaj!

    Pretend that you were a water care consultant to a community in Al Ain during
    the Iron Age. Design a poster, checklist, banner, slogan, poem, song, meme
    that shows people how they should care for their aflaj to ensure a reliable, clean,
    free-flowing water supply in the surface channels.
    OBJECTIVES
    Describe the structure and technology use in Falaj.
    Analyze the importance of Falaj in the lives living in UAE.

    One Key Word one Explanation

    Choose one word that they have learned and explain it to the class.

    Falaj, ground water, iron age, technology

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