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.

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.

Through the two lessons in this unit, students are introduced to green infrastructure and low-impact development technologies. Student teams take on the role of stormwater engineers through five associated activities.

An in-depth explanation of the Earth's water cycle, including a hyperlinked diagram that provides direct access to information about each phase in the cycle.

A quick summary of the water cycle that includes a diagram of the cycle, with links to in-depth explanations of each component of the cycle. Click "water-cycle home" to access water-cycle resources in a variety of languages.

A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...

College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....

This is the homepage for the Global Hydrology and Climate Center's Lightning Team. On this site, you will data from the Lightning Team's experiments; documents, reports, press releases, and an assortment of other information related to...

This activity's purpose is to introduce hydrology to eighth grade students by investigating stream discharge of a local stream. The students will make observations about the stream, determine the velocity and discharge of the stream, and...

Almost all of the energy that drives the various systems (climate systems, ecosystems, hydrologic systems, etc.) found on the Earth originates from the sun. Solar energy is created at the core of the sun when hydrogen atoms are fused...

North Carolina is located within the temperate deciduous forest global biome, however, a great variety of forest and non-forest ecosystems may be found within the state. The temperature and moisture regimes throughout North Carolina are...

This Hazards Assessment from the Climate Prediction Center is intended to provide emergency managers, planners, forecasters and the public advance notice of potential hazards related to climate, weather and hydrological events. Check out...

Human beings have an enormous impact on the natural environment, and ultimately on each other. The way we chose to house, clothe, shelter, and meet the needs for vital resources such as food, energy, and water, not only affect the...

Hydro Logic is a splashy puzzle game that teaches the Water Cycle, also known as the Hydrologic Cycle! Navigate our wet little friend Enki to the goal in each level. Enki is liquid at room temperature, but can transform into gas and...

Use this site as a resource to learn about the many aspects of water.

Join Anita, Dennis and Simon as they take a field trip to Willow Creek. This visit to the creek is slightly different than their first encounter there--discover why by reading this interesting tale!

This site from Digital Library for Earth System Education provides materials for students and teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) watches the weather and keeps up to date weather patterns. It is the coordinator of weather information for the world's scientific community.

Learn about water as a precious resource in danger of being depleted. Understand the roles that overuse and agricultural use play in the sustainability efforts of this essential resource. Includes video. [28:25]

This site is full of information and activities to help learn about the Florida Everglades, a unique wetland environment, and its future.

This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...

Learning activities allow students to learn about tools for making science observations such as a magnifying lens and ruler. Then students describe how macroinvertebrates are adapted to their aquatic environment.

An assessment question requiring knowledge of water cycle science with the opportunity for the student to use reasoning skills.

An assessment question requiring knowledge of the water cycle with the opportunity to use application skills.