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Watersheds and Wetlands Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the characteristics of wetlands and watersheds. In this wetlands and watersheds lesson plan, students study the characteristics of wetlands. They investigate the plants and animals that live there and will tell the reasons...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the states of matter. In this physical science lesson, students observe what happens to water when it freezes and record observations. Students then observe ice when it melts and record observations.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the states of matter. In this physics lesson plan, students use water and ice to demonstrate the characteristics of a solid and liquid. Students record their observations as the state of the water changes.
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Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the water cycle. For this water cycle lesson, students complete a hands-on activity that replicates the water cycle. Students record their observations.
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Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate water in its solid and liquid form. In this states of matter instructional activity, students experiment to see what happens as water goes from a solid, ice, to a liquid, water, and back again. They write about and...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and discuss the change of water to ice and back again. In this water and ice lesson, students observe the change in temperature and what happens when water freezes and turns to ice and vice versa.
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Water Conservation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate water conservation. In this water conservation lesson, students list the uses for water and record their water usage for one day. Students graph the data and create a water conservation poster.
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Graphing Aquatic Insects

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify aquatic insects. In this organism instructional activity, students locate aquatic insects near a local waterway and collect them. Students graph the amount of insects that they collected.
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Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how water conservation is influenced by the four sectors of economy. For this social studies economics lesson, students brainstorm problems and solutions related to water conservation. Collages are created to represent...
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Water, Glorious Water

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the various uses of water. In this water conservation lesson, students read the book, The Drop In My Drink: The Story of Water On Our Planet and write down their favorite uses of water. Students illustrate how they can...
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Water Exploration Station

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the characteristics of water. In this water exploration lesson plan, students participate in various learning centers to inquire how water drains and how to increase the flow of water. Students use estimation and...
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Ice Energy

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars explore how chemicals change water. In this chemical change lesson, students participate in an experiment to observe how salt effects ice and how ice cream freezes.
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Water is Life, Water is Poetry Seminar

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a discussion about water and create water-inspired poetry. In this poetry lesson, students demonstrate a memorable experience involving water by constructing a poem.
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Seahorse Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate swimming in a pool and review water safety rules. In this swimming lesson, students apply water safety rules in a game of tag. This lesson has variations to challenge more competent swimmers.
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Water Coloring Sheet

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this water-themed coloring worksheet, students view water in liquid, gas, and solid forms. Students read the sentence regarding water and color the pictures.
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Why Do We Build Dams?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to a dam and what a dam does. In this dam lesson, students explore how a dam uses water supply, electricity generation, flood control, recreation, and irrigation in order to control the water.
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Water and Dams in Today's World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the importance of dams. In this water and dams lesson, students watch a video that details historical and current information about dams and global water resources. They study how engineers design dams, how they...
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The Perfect Storm

For Students 6th - 10th
In this weather learning exercise, students read about the mechanics of a hurricane and then complete 4 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Changing State

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this changing water states worksheet, students look at the graphics and then fill in the blanks that pertain to water, ice, and steam. A word bank is provided.
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Water in the Environment Word Search

For Students 6th - 10th
In this water worksheet, students find 22 terms associated with water such as water table, watershed, runoff, and polarity in this word search.
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Water Wars

For Students 7th - 9th
In this water worksheet, students match 5 water uses to their definitions, they unscramble 3 terms related to water supply to complete sentences and they answer 2 questions about water diversion.
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Thermal Pollution

For Students 7th - 12th
In this pollution worksheet, students read about thermal pollution and how hot water affects wildlife. Then students complete 1 short answer question.
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Geology Project Notes

For Students 5th - 8th
In this geology activity, students fill in notes using a variety of resources. Students answer questions as it relates to geology, soil erosion, mass movement, and deposition. Students research information about the presented aspects of...
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Natural Resources Coloring

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this natural resources worksheet, students color the picture and label the natural resource. Students then list some products for which the resource is used.