Experiments, problem solving activities and research topics suitable for home
or school projects. Lessons are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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Elementary
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The Returning Raindrop
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Target Audience: 3rd-6th Grade |
Time: 90 minutes |
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Subject: Water Cycle |
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Students can create a model of the hydrologic cycle
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Shedding Light on Watersheds
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Target Audience: 3rd-8th Grade |
Time: 60 minutes |
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Subject: Watersheds |
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Learn about watersheds
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Scarcity and Citizenship
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Target Audience: 3rd-5th Grade |
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Subject: Citizenship |
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Introduction to Citizenship
A look into human impact on water resources and environment.
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Planning Land Use
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Target Audience: 9th-12th grade |
Time: 100 minutes |
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Subject: Ecology |
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Student will write about feelings experienced in a wilderness, identify the land zones on a planning map, identify land use patterns having possible negitive effects, and redraw existing land use maps for better environmental quality.
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Let's Go Down Under
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Target Audience: 3rd-8th grade |
Time: 90 minutes |
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Subject: Groundwater |
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Students will understand what groundwater is and how it is related to the water cycle
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How Much Water Do We Have?
33 KB
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Target Audience: 3rd - 5th |
Time: 1 hour |
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Subject: Science & Social Studies |
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Comprehension exercise designed to familiarize students with how much water is on the Earth.
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H2O Activities for Infants
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Target Audience: Infants |
Time: Various |
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Subject: Water Fun |
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Use these activities to teach your infant how much fun water can be.
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Envirosnack
51 KB
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Target Audience: |
Time: 1 hour |
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Subject: Science & Art |
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A fun and edible science project.
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Enough for Everyone
30 KB
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Target Audience: 3rd - 5th |
Time: 1 hour 10 minutes |
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Subject: Science & Social Studies |
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A human impact study that helps students understand the word 'conservation' and identify steps to conserve water for a growing community.
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Earthchild
1 MB
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Subject: Earth Science and Stewardship |
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This colorful storybook, created through a partnership with the Cat Paws Foundation, teaches young children important water lessons utilizing a character that they can relate to: Earthchild.
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Dig Your Own Well
48 KB
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Target Audience: Ages 3-5 |
Time: 30 minutes |
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Subject: Science |
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Create your own water well through this science and geology project.
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Density of Liquids
49 KB
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Time: 30 minutes |
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Subject: Science |
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What type of liquid is the most dense?
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Deep Subjects: Wells and Ground Water
256 KB
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Target Audience: 3rd - 6th |
Time: 1 hour |
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Subject: Science & Geology |
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A study of rainfall and the process in which it becomes part of rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
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