Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban "Stormwater" Water Cycle Models

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply their understanding of the natural water cycle and the urban stormwater water cycle, as well as the processes involved in both cycles to hypothesize how the flow of water is affected by altering precipitation.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban Stormwater Water Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through an overview of the components of the hydrologic cycle and the important roles they play in the design of engineered systems, young scholars' awareness of the world's limited fresh water resources is heightened. The lesson lays...
Handout
Other

Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: What Is Stormwater Pollution

For Students 3rd - 8th
When it rains, some of the rainwater soaks into the ground, and part of it flows over the ground and directly into creeks, streams, or rivers. This water that runs off into the river is called runoff, or sometimes stormwater runoff....
Article
Other

Catawba Riverkeeper: Threats to Our Lake and Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The most common problem on the Catawba River and its lakes is sedimentation. Sediment carried by stormwater runoff from construction sites in North Carolina has been documented as the leading source of non-point source pollution to...
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Bioswales for Stormwater Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to bring life, diversity, and usefulness to something as common as a drainage ditch.
Handout
Other

South Carolina Forestry Commission: Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Handout
Other

Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: So, Now What Can You Do?

For Students 3rd - 8th
A list of ways people can make good choices in everyday activities so as not to contribute to stormwater pollution.
Interactive
Other

North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Pollution Solutions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try to find at least eight things in the picture that could cause litter, waste, or other pollutants to end up in the storm drain and eventually flow into nearby lakes and streams. Includes a link to an interactive page of this activity....
Interactive
Other

North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Water Puzzler

For Students 4th - 8th
Solve the crossword puzzle and learn more about stormwater and runoff pollution.
Graphic
Curated OER

Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Graphic
Curated OER

Clean Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Graphic
Curated OER

Broad River

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student groups create personal rain gardens planted with native species to provide a green infrastructure and low-impact development technology solution for areas with poor drainage that often flood during storm events.