Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Under Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about Pascal's law, an important concept behind the engineering of dam and lock systems, such as the one that Thirsty County wants Splash Engineering to design for the Birdseye River (an ongoing hypothetical engineering...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Your River's Health

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students perform a macroinvertebrate survey to gauge the health of a local river. They collect water samples and count macroinvertebrates to learn how the health of a river's ecosystem can be determined by its river insect population.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fish Friendly Engineering

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students further their understanding of the salmon life cycle and the human structures and actions that aid in the migration of fish around hydroelectric dams by playing an animated PowerPoint game involving a fish that must climb a fish...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Witnessing Evaporation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
The engineers at Splash Engineering (the students) have been commissioned by Thirsty County to conduct a study of evaporation and transpiration in their region. During one week, students observe and measure (by weight) the ongoing...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Locks and Dams

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are introduced to the structure, function and purpose of locks and dams, which involves an introduction to Pascal's law, water pressure and gravity.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swim to and From the Sea!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the basic biology behind Pacific salmon migration and the many engineered Columbia River dam structures that aid in their passage through the river's hydroelectric dams. Students apply what they learn about the...
Handout
National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Engineering Achievements: Water Supply & Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners explore the water supply and distribution in the 20th century. Some topics investigated are waterborne diseases, Aswan High Dam, and reverse osmosis. The resource consists of historical information, a timeline, and a personal...
Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arizona State University: Water Survivor Class

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson addresses the challenge of supplying clean water during times of a shortage and includes a look at the various water-treatment and filtration processes in place to insure a safe water supply.
Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arizona State University: A Look Into the Water Treatment Process

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explores water treatment process using techniques of coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection.
Website
University of California

University of California: Roman Building Technology and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information on Roman Engineering, Roman Baths, Roman Aqueducts, roads, bridges, buildings and concrete.
Website
Other

Cdec: Snow Surveys

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, you will learn the importance of snow to California. You will learn about the history and data collection of snow.
Lesson Plan
Other

Cwec: It's a Small World (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Water resources around the world are finite and must be protected. This mini-unit is designed to teach students to appreciate this.
Handout
Other

Garden Club of America: Drinking Water Safety [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An information page on understanding drinking water safety. It covers legislation, contaminants, private wells, water testing, water filters, and boiling water.
Activity
PBS

Pbs, News Hour Extra: Water Fights Present Dangerous Challenges

For Students 9th - 10th
This article with teaching resources is an overview of the dim outlook of safe water supply around the world by the year 2030. March 20, 2009.
Handout
Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of water in our lives, the necessity for clean water, what threatens it, and how we can act to help protect the quality of our water.
Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Israel Proves the Desalination Era Is Here

For Students 9th - 10th
Once one of the driest countries on Earth now makes more freshwater than it needs. How can other countries learn what this nation has mastered in an effort to turn droughts around?
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Where Is Earth's Water Located?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how much of the water on Earth is actually usable by humans, and where the rest of it is located. Learn where our water comes from and why it never runs out. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
eBook
Other

The Pedosphere and Its Dynamics: Intro to Soil Science

For Students 6th - 8th
This Pedrosphere site provides a twelve chapter overview of soil science. Numerous topics are discussed and each chapter has a self-test to test your knowledge on the different aspects of soil science. Some chapters are only previews.
Lesson Plan
Other

Fnal: Supplying Our Water Needs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross-curricular lesson working out needs of a town where fish are dying in the local waters, how can water be purified, how daily activities impact the water supply, and what role does chemistry play in the way individuals use water...
Article
Other

Southern African Water Crisis: Some Grassland Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can read a fact sheet on South African grasslands. Content includes a look at origins, water supply, plants and animals, economics, and current conservation status.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how water is distributed throughout the world. Includes research assignment.