CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Humans and the Water Supply
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at ways that humans use water, why some people don't have enough water, and why poor quality water is a problem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how water is distributed throughout the world. Includes research assignment.
Other
Nutrition Fluid Intake
Learn about sweat, dehydration, fluid intake, and rehydration at this website, which also provides a chart listing the calories and carbohydrates in several popular sports drinks.
![Epa: Reservoirs: Holding Tanks for Drinking Water [Pdf] Activity](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/784767-be34c4aa4535a4640e6dc98eb70b3542.jpg?1661270399 "Epa: Reservoirs: Holding Tanks for Drinking Water [Pdf] Activity")
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Reservoirs: Holding Tanks for Drinking Water [Pdf]
How do people get their water reservoirs for drinking water? This site features an in-depth explanation of this question. Come and check it out.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Safe Drinking Water Act Protecting America's Public Health
View a poster that illustrates the everyday risks to the U.S. supply of clean drinking water.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.28 Preserving Water Sources
Learn about preserving water resources.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Access to Clean Water: What Is the Problem?
Mixed media which give evidence of the problems with access to clean water.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Global Water Issues
Explore reports and news articles to build understanding of global water issues.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality Resources
Explore these resources to learn more about the natural and engineered processes that can help contribute to improved water quality.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Make a Prototype and Test Your Design
Students create a water purification system, and test it out to see how well it works to purify a water sample.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
This site provides a learning module from KSPS Public Television and the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative. This resource serves to educate residents of Idaho's Inland Northwest residents about the importance of protecting their...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Clean Toilets for the World's Poor: Lesson Plan
NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya, where private capital is being used to help install toilets in the country's slums.
![Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf] Lesson Plan](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/41160-83ff7c05b0f0460206fa551d2700d8dc.jpg?1661270414 "Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf] Lesson Plan")
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to young scholars and teachers.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Mc Kinley Health Center: Hydration Needs for Exercise [Pdf]
This is a simple, yet useful, resource for anyone wanting information on how to stay hydrated and healthy during exercise and every day. Provides "Hydration tips," and a comparison of water and sports drinks.
Michigan Reach Out
Reach Out Michigan!: Contaminated Drinking Water
This site is provided for by Reach Out Michigan! Use the site to learn if our eyes and taste buds can detect contaminated drinking water by doing a simple experiment.
Michigan Reach Out
Sewer Science
Learn where wastewater goes and where drinking water comes from. Learners can then make a model sedimentation tank to observe how sludge and effluent are separated.
Other
Water: The Foundation of All Sustainable Development [Pdf]
This PDF chart shows income inequality in relation to access to clean and safe drinking water.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Filter It Down [Pdf]
Students will investigate how different materials filter water and learn about water treatment.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Let's Talk About Water
Discover why water is so important, especially clean water. Find out where water comes from and how we can make it safe to drink and free from pollution.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: How Is Drinking Water Cleaned?
Get an overview of how water is treated in order to be safe to use and drink.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Eco Challenges
Research and report on two pressing environmental concerns in Africa: the scarcity of clean water and the desertification of farmland. Respond to these issues through activities involving art, drama and journalism.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 5 5 14: Team Design Water Bottle You Can Eat
Learn about the recent invention of edible water bottles.