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Virtual Field Trip: Water/aquifers

For Students 6th - 8th
This virtual field trip for middle school students looks at aquifers and their place in the hydrologic cycle. Students learn why and how it is important to protect the source of your drinking water and some unique details about the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a learning module from KSPS Public Television and the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative. This resource serves to educate residents of Idaho's Inland Northwest residents about the importance of protecting their...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Ground Water Aquifers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource is a brief explanation of an aquifer and how they work. This article also touches upon artesian wells. A picture and a fun activity to illustrate the concept of an artesian well are included. Click Home to access the site in...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of groundwater aquifers using this study guide.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Art and Crafts: Edible Aquifer

For Students 3rd - 6th
Groundwater is stored in and moves slowly through layers of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. To help you visualize groundwater, you will make an aquifer, in this case, an edible one. This will show you how groundwater is stored and...
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Nc Division of Water Resources: North Carolina Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
The aquifers in North Carolina are highly varied in their character and water producing capabilities. Several of these aquifers can be traced over large geographic areas and hence form principal aquifers; significant sources of ground...
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The Edwards Aquifer: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
In hopes of informing the citizens of the Edwards Aquifer region, Gregg Eckhardt has set up a site presenting facts about the Edwards Aquifer in Texas. Included are links to questions and answers, endangered species, charts and graphs,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The features of aquifers and the water table.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The features of aquifers and the water table.
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Groundwater in Idaho: Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource outlines what an aquifer is, the types of aquifers, and aquifer categorization. It also provides additional information for further study.
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Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Aquifer Facts [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A document features the Pocatello aquifer in Idaho. Find a description of the structure and function of the aquifer and the concerns of contamination.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Gis Exploration Using the High Plains Aquifer Databases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work with databases and GIS to develop saturated thickness maps. Each database consists of observations made by drillers where they have encountered the High Plains aquifer base and the annual water-level measurements taken in...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Adventures in Virtual Reality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students look at the topography and cross-section of El Paso Texas and Edwards Aquifer in virtual reality, using historical data of the Edwards Aquifer that contains information on recharge, discharge and precipitation....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Groundwater

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what groundwater is, aquifers, recharge, and fossil water.
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The Journey of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tour helps you to understand the journey of water to the springs. Learn about the water cycle and the Florida aquifer, supporting springs and the residents of Florida and how their activities impact the quality and...
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Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Groundwater Process, Supply, and Use

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the vulnerability to polltuion the supply of drinking water in the United States has. Know what aquifers are and how groundwater is moved. Identify Darcy's Law and know how to apply it.
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Dcr.virginia.gov: A Resident's Guide to Sinkholes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes what sinkholes are, how they form, problems associated with sinkholes such as flooding and pollution, and sinkhole locations. It discusses the two types of sinkholes, the main differences between karst and non-karst...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: An Underground River

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groundwater is one of the largest sources of drinking water, so environmental engineers need to understand groundwater flow in order to tap into this important resource. Environmental engineers also study groundwater to predict where...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Groundwater

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes groundwater and explains how aquifers form.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Depletion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How overuse of groundwater can lead to problems.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Pesticides Ground Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
This US Geological Survey site briefly discusses the basics of why pesticides are increasingly found in our ground water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Depletion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how the overuse of groundwater can lead to problems.
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Global Water Outlook to 2025 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PDF resource describes the scarcity of water, the locations and amount of water of groundwater around the world, methods for reducing this scarcity, and the causes of the depletion. Provides a prediction for areas of groundwater...

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