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Above & Below the Pond

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students search for information and pictures about life in and around a pond. They visit a local ponds to sketch life that they see in the water and nearby. Students identify all plant and animal life. They find out what happens to pond...
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Soil Isn't Dirty; It's Diverse!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a soil activity.  In this soil lesson students complete a worksheet describing  different soil types and the organic and inorganic things found in them. 
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Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With a little improvement, this slide show can support your introduction to nutrients. Bullet points list how the human body uses the macronutrients, however, the micronutrient slides are incomplete. You will need to insert definitions...
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Words on Water

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use books to find quotes about or related to water. They use the subject or the style of the quote to inspire them to create their own famous words and paint a watercolor picture to accompany it.
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Heating Curve Lab

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the heating curve of water when head is added constantly over time. They input values into a calculator as they record water temperature every thirty seconds as it is heated on a hot plate. They complete the...
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Water and the Fitness of the Environment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, students answer 6 different questions. The questions are really an activity for each one. This requires extra space to complete them on separate worksheets.
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Earth Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how water and waves erode the earth. In this erosion lesson students determine the processes of wave erosion and building.
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Water Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of water in our daily lives. In this physics lesson, students calculate the pressure of water tower systems. They investigate the effect of certain variables using a computer simulation.
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Aquatic Science and IPC

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explain the importance of water in our daily lives. In this aquatic science lesson, students identify different ways to purify water and make it potable. They design and construct a water filter based on researched information.
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Oxygen

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore oxygen and its physical and chemical propeties.  In this investigative lesson students complete several experiments using oxygen.
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Water Quality Tests Explained

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the eight tests done to check for water quality. In this ecology lesson, students explain why it's important to test water in rivers. They explore sources of river water pollution.
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Lesson Plan of a Thematic Project - Water

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the properties of water. In this life science lesson, 6th graders create a concept map of water. They share their work with the class.
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the important role of water in the body. In this adult health lesson plan, students examine foods with high water content. They share ways to get the recommended amount of water per day.
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Why Is Our Stream Changing?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students test turbidity, pH, oxygen content and temperature of local stream. In this earth science lesson plan, students collect and record data from the experiment. They analyze findings and present it to class.
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Breaking it Down

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover how water expands when frozen during a glacier. In this matter instructional activity, students fill a glass jar with water, leaving no room for air in the jar and place it in the freezer.  Students retrieve the...
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Perkin' Through the Pores

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore different levels of soil. In this soil lesson, 4th graders investigate the amount water that can be absorbed by topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock.
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Deep Blue: Exploring the Deep Ocean

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine landforms. In this social studies lesson, students bounce a beach ball around in order to discover that seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. Students
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Keeping Little Kids Safe Spelling Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - K
In this little kids safety worksheet, students read paragraphs about food, water, and more and write spelling words taken from each paragraph. Students write 4 words 3 times each.
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Whale Watcher Game Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the gray whale migration and compare their populations to the increasing ocean temperature.  In this whale watcher lesson students draw a food chain.
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Our Water Footprint

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discuss the water usage of the world and their own water usage. In this water lesson plan, students read a story about water and discuss different statistics of water usage around the world.
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Water-Nature's Magician

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the properties of water. In this science lesson, students conduct various experiments to discover the importance of water. Math, language arts and history activities are also included.
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Aquatic Field Data

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use laptops and sensors to measure water quality and graph their results.  In this aquatics lesson students post their results to a website or email. 
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The Big Tank Small Tank Problem

For Students 4th - 7th
In this liter worksheet, students complete a word problem where they figure out how much water is added to two different tanks. Students complete 1 problem.
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Transpiration

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students interactively explore the term transpiration. In this science/ecology lesson, students discuss what they would do if they were thirsty while conducting research in Brazil. Additionally, students write descriptive words to...