Many different kinds of organisms live in water. Excess nutrients can cause over-abundant growth of some organisms living in water and non-point source pollution is a major threat to water supplies in the United States. In this lesson...

In this activity, students explore human impact on water resources, investigate the quality of their community's water supply, and consider ways to clean up and avoid further pollution. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work and...

Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...

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...

A captivating hands-on lesson plan where students create a watershed and its tributaries, then learn about the watershed's importance in geographic regions.

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.

In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]

Tad the Tadpole is designed to demonstrate how pollution in various areas affects wildlife in their native habitats. The lesson is designed to stress the importance of conservation for animals and their surrounding environment. Upon...

Interdisciplinary unit about the risk of exposure to arsenic in public drinking water. Math, language arts, social studies, and science are incorporated into the lessons.

Students examine the impact of natural disasters, such as flooding, on public health, and study diseases and other secondary conditions associated with stagnant water. Lesson includes resources for students to research epidemics and...