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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Liquid Waste Treatment System Operator

For Students 9th - 10th
Wastewater treatment plants are essential for providing us with clean water. The job of the liquid waste treatment system operator is to keep these plants operating. Find out about the education requirements for this job as well as the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
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]
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Soil and Water Conservationist

For Students 9th - 10th
Soil and water conservation are important in the protection of the earth's natural resources. Read about the careers that study and encourage conservation. Find out about the educational requirements necessary to become a soil or water...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Water Sensor Quickly Detects Algal Poison

For Students 9th - 10th
A new sensor can detect poisons from harmful algae within minutes so that drinking-water plants can start timely treatments.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: The Water Science School: Watersheds and Drainage Basins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Understand what watersheds are and the purpose of drainage basins. This is a resource designed to enrich classroom learning about the science of water.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Hydrologist

For Students 9th - 10th
The career of hydrologist could become more and more important as the use of water increases. Find out about the education needed to become a hydrologist and read the Science Buddies profile about the many areas hydrologists use their...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: What Is the Water Cycle?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Water Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS and the Online NewsHour have created this multimedia website about water recycling. You can see how this process is different than other waste water treatments by reading interviews, watching a slideshow or investigating a map of...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Specific Heat, Heat of Vaporization, and Density of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does ice float? In this article answer that question by learning about the topics of Specific heat capacity, evaporative cooling, and heat of vaporization of water.
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Other

Simple Science: Hurricane Central

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate images of Hurricane Katrina as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico in August 2005. The resource has students examine images, infrared radiation, water vapor, and visible radiation to plot and measure the path of...
Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Common Water Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides great definitions of seven measurements that can be taken on water. Includes pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: The Hydrologic Cycle: Water's Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the hydrological cycle. Discussion includes the movement of water through the different reservoirs on earth and its impact on climate and weather patterns. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make a Water Cycle Model

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will explore how water is continually cycled among land, the oceans, and the atmosphere.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Water Properties: P H

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains what pH is and how it relates to water. The resource includes a colored graphic of the pH levels and a map of pH levels around the USA.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Water, Acids, and Bases: Hydrogen Bonds in Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate why water properties make it unique and good at supporting life in this article. Learn about the life-sustaining properties of water that are caused by the hydrogen bonds that it forms.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Froggy Forecasting: How Frog Health Predicts Pond Health

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever heard the expression "a canary in a coal mine"? In the 1900s and earlier, coal miners brought canaries with them into the mines to act as early warning signals. The canaries were very sensitive to low levels of dangerous...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Conserving Water Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on conserving water. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies:from Your John to the School Lawn:is Recycled Water Really Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out whether reclaimed water is really safe by following the guidelines of the Science Buddies project.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Manage Water: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to set goals and manage water for a local backyard habitat.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Changing States

For Students 3rd - 5th
Investigate the changing states of water as you help Steve stay alive while in the Arctic. Includes background information about changing states of matter and about the water cycle, as well as a quiz.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Make a Cartesian Diver!

For Students 3rd - 7th
This site presents a procedure for creating a cartesian diver, a miniature submarine which rises or sinks depending upon the water pressure within a closed bottle. The site also introduces basic concepts of water and air pressure.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Indicating Electrolysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This experiment and video demonstration shows how students can break up water into hydrogen and oxygen gas with a simple electrolysis device.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Community Action & Citizen Science: Adopt a Beach

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about a program in Wisconsin called Adopt-a-Beach. Schools, families, businesses and community groups adopt beaches and shoreline areas in their local community to conduct litter removal and monitoring and water quality testing.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools: Acid Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction, aimed at upper elementary- and middle-school learners, to acid rain. [Click back to home to access the site in Spanish.]

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