Where does the water we use come from? To understand the concept of a watershed, class members study the water cycle and then engage in an activity that simulates a watershed.

Inspire young conservationists to protect the environment with a short activity on water quality and watersheds. Participants discover the importance of watershed management, learn about water quality problems, and discover possible...

Take a field trip with water as it moves on and below Earth's surface. Investigators discover the link between water and land in the water cycle and the importance of watersheds while viewing an animated video. Scholars test their...

Explore water on Earth without getting wet using a short animated activity. Scientists learn how water interacts with the land, the importance of watersheds, and relevant vocabulary as they watch an informative and engaging video....

In this environment instructional activity, students take part in a variety of activities that includes an experiment, word search, and readings related to the watershed.

In this learning about watersheds worksheet, students answer 15 questions using links to web resources about water use in their community.  This page includes numerous links to helpful websites.

Every topic under the sun is covered in this New York State Regents High School Examination. With the focus of earth science, participants answer 85 quesitons about the solar system, geologic time, rocks and minerals, landforms, and...

Junior geologists address 50 multiple choice questions and 35 short answer questions about the earth system. Plenty of visuals are included for interpretation: diagrams, graphs, maps, photographs, laboratory setups, weather symbols, and...

Water wizards write short answers and fill in the blanks about Earth's surface water and groundwater. They also identify the condition of the soil in a diagram. Use these two worksheets as a reading comprehension assignment if your...

In this watershed worksheet, students read through related definitions and complete 17 short answer questions about deposition and erosion in the Hudson River.

In this lake learning exercise, students search for 13 vocabulary words associated with a lake such as river, watershed, groundwater, erosion, and shoreline.

In this water worksheet, students find 22 terms associated with water such as water table, watershed, runoff, and polarity in this word search.

In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read an article on "The Chesapeake Bay". Students read 5 sentences and fill in each blank in each sentence with a word from the article. Students answer 3 short...

In this rivers activity, students access a website to answer questions about the Fraser River watershed in British Columbia. This activity has 8 short answer questions.

In this naturalist worksheet, students fill out an application for adopting a body of water. Students explain what parameters they will be monitoring such as water temperature and acidity to make sure their water is healthy. This...

In this lakes instructional activity, learners list the 5 ways lakes fill with water. Students complete a graphic organizer by describing the 3 kinds of places where lakes form.

As the title implies, this is a list of vocabulary terms relating to water monitoring. If your ecology class is learning about how to test water quality, this will be an appropriate reference sheet for them. As a bonus, if you live in...

For this map survey worksheet, students visit a pond ecosystem to draw the layout of 3 ponds and record the weather conditions.

For this science worksheet, learners learn about water resources and watersheds by reading and answering questions in this 8 pages newsletter. Students learn about salt vs. fresh water, discover the protective role of estuaries, learn...

Join the tree house detectives in learning about the processes of the water cycle, water conservation, water treatment, and water as a limited resource.

See the water filtration system up close with a fun science experiment. Young scientists work for several class periods to design a water filter using household objects, and then decide which filter material would be most effective...

In this social studies and science worksheet, students learn the importance of ponds in an area's watershed by reading and completing the 8 pages of questions and activities in this newsletter, which is put out by the Southwest Florida...

In this lakes worksheet, students access a website to answer 14 multiple choice questions about watersheds, lakes, and lake succession.

Break down insect anatomy with this worksheet! Class members diagram insect anatomy by drawing a line from the names of grasshopper body parts to the corresponding parts on an image of a grasshopper. The worksheet provides the word bank...