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Tri-County Project: Precipitation
Students examine and research the annual rainfall in Nebraska. They create a map of the annual rainfall in Nebraska and use the map to develop explanations of settlement.
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"Tri-County" Project--Water Cycle
Learners analyze the parts of the water cycle through research and experimentation. Particular attention is paid to the processes of evaporation and condensation.
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The Water in Our Lives: Kit Practice
Students examine a local water source using testing kits to determine water qualitiy. They identify the pollutants and contaminants in each sample. They determine if samples fall within an acceptable range for drinking water.
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Water You Can Use from the Air Conditioner
Young scholars work together to research water quantity, quality and safety standards. They complete a lab to discover how to use the water from an air conditioner. They write a paper to show their findings.
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Fresh or Salty?
Students explore water bodies on the planet Earth and their various uses and qualities. They examine several ways that engineers are working to maintain and conserve water sources and think about their role in water conservation....
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Classroom Triangles
Students use bearing measurements to triangulate and determine objects' locations. Working in teams of two or three, students must put on their investigative hats as they take bearing measurements to specified landmarks in their...
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More About Water Below the Ground
Students define groundwater. They identify groundwater's relationship to springs, artesian wells, ordinary wells and sinkholes. They describe the process by which sinkholes are formed. they define saltwater contamination and explain its...
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On the Surface
Students draw and label the 15 major rivers in Texas. They then draw and label another map with the major lakes and reservioirs of Texas. Students use the maps and locate and label the location of the following major Texas cities:...
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Water Systems
In this water systems worksheet, students refer to their textbook to complete questions about the amount of water on earth and the portion of water in various forms. Students review porosity, permeability, and water table. This worksheet...
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Introduction to the Barnegat Bay Estuary
Students research estuaries. For this estuaries lesson, students discuss the differences in a bay and an ocean. Students watch a PowerPoint of the properties of the estuaries and geography of Barnegat Bay. Students complete a worksheet...
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Exploring Our Watershed System
Students examine how watershed systems are made up, and visit the Susquehanna watershed system and map out the system. They evaluate the order of watercourses in their area.
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Water Sources: Sprinkles (Newsletter)
In this science worksheet, students investigate water sources and the environment. Students complete a rebus, a home water survey, a game about the journey of water, an activity on waste water, a water cleansing experiment and a water...
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Virtual Field Trip: Water/aquifers
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
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...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Ground Water Aquifers
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers Study Guide
Get an overview of groundwater aquifers using this study guide.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Art and Crafts: Edible Aquifer
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...
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Nc Division of Water Resources: North Carolina Aquifers
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
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,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The features of aquifers and the water table.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers
[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
This resource outlines what an aquifer is, the types of aquifers, and aquifer categorization. It also provides additional information for further study.
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Aquifer Facts [Pdf]
A document features the Pocatello aquifer in Idaho. Find a description of the structure and function of the aquifer and the concerns of contamination.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Gis Exploration Using the High Plains Aquifer Databases
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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