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Water Supply Teacher Resources
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Students follow the cycle of a raindrop from its source into the water supply for their houses and then back to the environment. They draw and, properly label and explain a diagram of a water treatment plant and a sewage treatment plant.
In this parts of the water cycle and California's water supply worksheet, students read about the water cycle and water supply, then write a story about the history of their drinking water.
Students examine water supply issues caused by population growth and land use. They read and discuss an article, develop a water usage trivia game, write a news article, illustrate a desalination process, and research aquifer systems.
Learners investigate the NYC water supply system and its watershed. In this water supply lesson, students read the Magic School Bus at the Waterworks to help them identify the components of the water supply system. Learners diagram the system and discuss its parts.
Explore how lack of access to water impacts peoples' lives in poor countries. Through text reading and discussion, middle schoolers are presented with the story of a young girl who lives and functions with limited water resources. They write a paragraph that summarizes the article and includes their own personal reflection. Consider also asking learners how they can reduce their own water usage and discuss why this is important.
Review the water cycle and investigate how a region's water supply can become contaminated. Your high school scientists can examine a list of EPA water contaminants, and sketch the water cycle of a fictitious town that is affected by several pollutants.
Students learn about the water cycle and the uses of water. In this water supply activity, students view a chart about the distribution of Earth's water supply. Students complete an activity to demonstrate how much of the earth's water supply is actually used. Students describe the water cycle, how families can conserve water at home and discuss why water is important.
A large variety of topics are given in this PowerPoint about water. Some come from a scientific point of view, some regarding recreation, some for domestic use, and others from hydroelectricity. A teacher could choose to use this presentation after studying the chemistry of water, or after studying a social studies topic about conservation of water.
Young scholars use a Canadian Atlas to complete a fact finder exercise about Canada's water supply. They map Canada's ocean drainage basins and complete an organizer to make connections between water supply, physical geography, industry and population.
Students examine types of aquifers and make a model landfill. In this water usage lesson, students determine the difference between confined and unconfined aquifers. They build a model landfill, observe it for two weeks, and analyze what type of influence it has on the water supply. They complete a map that shows an aquifer in Kansas.