Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Health of Aquatic Life a Real Problem
JASON Aquatic Field Study: Use water temperature, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen data collected by researchers to examine the quality of an aquatic site using a TI-73 Explorer to graph and analyze the values and determine its water...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Does Clear Water Mean Healthy Water?
JASON Aquatic Field Study: Explore how most aquatic animals and plants need clear water to survive by performing an experiment to measure the water clarity of a local aquatic site.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water Quality
In this activity, students' will use a pH sensor to check and compare the pH values of various water samples. They will understand the meaning and effect of pH and factors that affect pH.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water Quality Tds (Total Dissolved Solids)
In this activity, students can use the Conductivity Probe to measure the Total Dissolved Solids in samples of water.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Build Your Own Watershed
How can you learn to build your own watershed? This site features an activity to illustrate the basic properties of a watershed. Don't miss out.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Polluted Groundwater Simulation
Directions for doing a simple simulation that shows how pollution spreads through groundwater sources.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Healthy Waters
By the end of this lesson, young scholars will understand how we can use macroinvertebrates to determine the quality of water in a river or stream.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Disasters to Nature: Sensitivity of Ground Water Systems to Pollution
Students visit three sites to investigate the areas where there is very high sensitivity for ground-water pollution. They also test the quality of water, measuring the dissolved oxygen, pH, total phosphate, nitrates, turbidity, and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Sheds and Water Quality
Included here is a collection of activities to teach students about watersheds and pollution.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Water Pollution: Groundwater
Explains what groundwater is, how and where it occurs, how the quality of our groundwater is being affected by human activities, and the detrimental impact this has on plants and animals. (Updated: February 22, 2012)
PBS
Now With Bill Moyers: You Be the Judge
Study and evaluate a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that reviews jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and assesses environmental and business interests. Research and debate a case argument, and analyze case information in order to make a...
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University of Missouri
Microbes in Action: Classroom Activities: Water Quality Testing [Pdf]
In this experiment, students will test the quality of a water sample by observing the number of coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria are found in human intestines and a large amount can indicate water contamination. Lesson plan gives a...
Other
Alberta Riparian Habitat Management: Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks [Pdf]
Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks - Naturally explains the critical importance of healthy shorelines for preventing soil erosion and filtering out pollutants. It looks specifically at riparian areas, such as those in Alberta, which...
Other
Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society: Value of Wetlands [Pdf]
The different kinds of wetlands and the many benefits they offer are outlined in this fact sheet. Wetlands preserve the quality of our water and irrigate neighbouring agricultural areas. The importance of preserving these ecosystems is...
Other
Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society: Water Quality/ Riparian Areas [Pdf]
The importance of riparian areas in maintaining water quality is highlighted in this fact sheet.
Other
Freshwater Ecology
This is a comprehensive and detailed site providing information on aquatic macroinvertebrates. The emphasis is on biomonitoring of water quality through quantitative assessment of numbers and types of small aquatic organisms.
Other
Alberta Environment: Focus on Wetlands [Pdf]
This article is a good basic introduction to wetlands and their importance in preserving the quality of the water supply, not to mention the diversity of life forms they shelter. It describes some of the efforts being made in Alberta to...
Other
Environmental Challenges in Farm Management: Change in Habitats: Eutrophication
This site from the University of Reading provides the definition of eutrophication as well as further information about this naturally occurring phenomenon.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Focus on Water Quality
This article discusses the importance of water in our lives, the necessity for clean water, what threatens it, and how we can act to help protect the quality of our water.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Surf Your Watershed
This resource provides information on watersheds, maps, activities, and links to local watershed information.
Other
Njawwa: Kids' Water Zone
Students can learn fun facts about water, perform experiments with it, and play games about it. Includes links and a suggested reading list.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: An Exploration in Land Use and Water Resource Management
This is an in-class activity where students learn about the interconnectedness of land use, water quality, and water resource management. Students are assigned a river front parcel of land to develop, unaware that each parcel is...
Other
Nrdc: Clean Water and Oceans
What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean
In this scenario-based activity, students design ways to either clean a water source or find a new water source, depending on given hypothetical family scenarios. They act as engineers to draw and write about what they could do to...