It's all about freshwater in this water interactive! Users navigate through freshwater habitats such as lakes, rivers, and wetlands, taking note of the animals that live there. They also look at a desert habitat for comparison. Learners show what they know in a brief quiz.

Concepts

freshwater, water conservation, bodies of water, habitats, lakes, rivers, glaciers, wetland ecosystems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Put pupils in groups of three or four and have them create a Take Action! poster on fresh water conservation, and then have them present their posters to the class
• Use the interactive as a bridge between water sources and conservation of water

Classroom Considerations

• Best used in a study of Earth's water sources and types
• Download the educator resources for free by entering your email address when prompted
• Resource is part of a series of water interactives

Pros

• Comes with a science notebook for pupils to fill out after or as they explore the interactive
• Includes teacher and parent tips for using the site, as well as a video, and standards alignment for the lessons

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.7.1 RI.7.2