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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban "Stormwater" Water Cycle Models

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban Stormwater Water Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through an overview of the components of the hydrologic cycle and the important roles they play in the design of engineered systems, young scholars' awareness of the world's limited fresh water resources is heightened. The lesson lays...
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Catawba Riverkeeper: Threats to Our Lake and Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The most common problem on the Catawba River and its lakes is sedimentation. Sediment carried by stormwater runoff from construction sites in North Carolina has been documented as the leading source of non-point source pollution to...
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North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Water Puzzler

For Students 4th - 8th
Solve the crossword puzzle and learn more about stormwater and runoff pollution.
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Curated OER

Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
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Curated OER

Clean Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
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Curated OER

Broad River

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.