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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass. They prepare a diagram to illustrate the path of his or her drinking water from the place of precipitation to the tap and explain the components of Earth's hydrosphere Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glasses. Using maps, students trace the source of their drinking water through its watershed and consider how different factors affect the water that comes from their taps. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students see if they can tell if our water is safe to drink by looking at it and tasting it. They perform an experiment using salt and vinegar to see when they can tell water has been contaminated. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare land to water ratio on our planet, list sources of drinking water, list steps in cleaning water in treatment plant, describe natural filtering process, and explain danger of not testing drinking water from private wells. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the factors the affect water quality, and allow for animals and plants to live. They look at how engineers apply water quality information when making stream modifications in order to ensure drinking water quality. They complete two activities that investigate life in different water qualities. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the possible sources and human health effects of microbes found in recreational and drinking water. They explore the range of negative outcomes of contact with contaminated recreational and drinking water by creating their own crossword puzzle. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students relate that the quality of thier drinking water is subject to the conditionof the environment and water found in streams and creeks in their community. They track the travel of a wad of paper from a student's desk to a local landfill. They discuss the landfills and demonstrate how they are used by burying trash under a layer of soil inside the tank. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students distinguish why it is important to conserve our natural water resources. Using the Internet and other sources, students research content and concepts about drinking water. They participate in a debate whether or not conserving drinking water is a concern. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a lab in which they test the chemicals in drinking water. In groups, they measure a specific amount of water from different sources, boil it and answer the same questions for each sample. They calculate the concentration of different chemicals and record them in a table to discuss as a class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the availability of clean, plentiful water and the causes of water pollution. In groups, students discuss problem solving methods for keeping water clean. They explore the function of water treatment plants and perform experiments to predict pollutants that can be stopped by filtration. Full Review »
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