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Rainy Day Hike
Students develop awareness about the water cycles. They identify the watershed in which their school is located. They explain the role the schoolyard plays in the watershed.
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Stream Chemistry Monitoring
Learners become familiar with real-world gathering of chemical data. The experience how the science is done: the nature of analysis, data collection, interpretation, and presentation. They study a nearby body of water for their experiment.
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The Effect of Medications on Daphnia
Students explore how human beings affect the world's ecosystem by examining the affects of medication on daphnia, a small freshwater organism very sensitive to pollution. Students use a computer model to repeat the experiment and analyze...
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What is an Estuary?
Students define the terms estuary and watershed. They conduct an experiment to determine the density differences between fresh and saltwater. They examine the salinity distribution of the Peconic Bay Estuary.
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Earth Day
In this environment worksheet, learners read the passage about Earth Day and then take the multiple choice test with the four questions .
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Water: The Liquid of Life
Sixth graders complete a lesson on the properties, types and amounts of water on Earth. In groups, they travel between stations to identify water resources in Illinois and pollution sources. They complete the lesson with a field trip...
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Understanding Salinity
Young scholars discuss why the ocean is salty. They discuss what salinity is. Students are told that is they want to know how much salt is in a body or water, they would use a special scientific tool. They complete an Estuarine Layers...
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Water and Rice Agriculture
Second graders investigate the agriculture of rice by reading a study guide. In this food making lesson plan, 2nd graders read about the irrigation of rice fields used for harvesting. Students write three sentences about the rice...
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The Water Dance
Students act like the changes in the four seasons by moving like water in each season.
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Sink or Float?
Students predict and explore to discover which objects sink or float in fresh and salt water, predict how salt affect objects, write predictions on T chart, discuss difference between man-made and natural waters, and graph results.
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Earthworks
Seventh graders explore watersheds and take samples and analyze the data from a watershed in the area.
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Take a Dip: Be a Field Guide
Pupils create a Visitor's Field Guide for the local area in order to enhance the understanding of natural features of the area for those who may be unfamiliar with the area.
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Let's Think About Water
Students explore the different forms that water can take and conduct simple experiments to demonstrate some of its properties in each state. They watch a short video that illustrates some of these concepts.
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What is Life Without Water?
Students differentiate between how they use water in response to a need and how they use water for pleasure. They read books about water, participate in class discussion and illustrate their observations.
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Posters and People
Students create and design posters reflecting the types of litter harmful to aquatic wildlife. They explain the dangers of fishing line to aquatic wildlife, plastic bags to dolphins, and fish nets to fish. They design a poster to...
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The Driving Force
Students work in groups and note similarities and differences between their boats: size, shape, color, and unique features. They discuss 3 typical means of propulsion: propellers, sails, and paddles then share their charts with the class.
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Water World
Students explore the various steps of the water cycle. They identify the three steps in the water cycle and how they are related. Students describe three ways to conserve water. Students explore the origin of the water source that...
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Buyer Beware
In this literacy worksheet, students will read a 2 page fictional story about purchasing bad real estate. Then students will complete several activities such as: highlighting words with prefixes, finding antonyms, highlighting...
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All About Ducks for Kids
In this duck facts worksheet, students read series of paragraphs from on online website about ducks. Students may then complete several related duck activities.
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Bodies of Water: Word Search-ESL
In this worksheet on bodies of water, students find a set of 20 hidden words, solving a word search puzzle. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Precious Water: Is it a Need, a Right, or a Commodity?
Young scholars determine whether water is a need, a right, or a commodity. In this water lesson, students investigate land and water ecosystems through activities. Young scholars also discover water as a resource and energy source as...
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Aqueducts
Students explain the different aspects of aqueducts. In this aqueduct instructional activity students complete an activity and fill out a worksheet.
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Introduction to Simulation Project
Students create a simulated self-sustaining ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students examine the different food chain and ecosystems in their model. They recommend some improvements and changes to an existing ecosystem.
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Exploring Marine Objects
Students identify the sources of water on Earth. In this life science lesson, students list the different plants and animals that live in the ocean. They explore marine objects in the lab and draw them.