Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Water Runoff: How the Ground Water in Your Community Is Affected
After creating a model, students will investigate factors that affect water runoff both positively and negatively, and the impact this has on the quality of groundwater.
US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Liquid Assets: Our Water Resources
Lessons designed to show students how water quality, water pollution, and personal lifestyle are related. Lessons help students understand the importance of our water resources and water quality. Students will explore the nonpoint and...
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Now You're in Trouble
For this activity, Grade Two students build a classroom maze and investigate water drainage, learning about the urban sewage system in the process and why people need to be more mindful of what goes into it.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Words to Action [Pdf]
After investigating the health of waterways in their community, young scholars can undertake this activity where they participate in a community cleanup.
EL Education
El Education: Is Lake Merritt Worth 198 Million Dollars?
6th grade students from Oakland, California, created this report to show their answer to the question: "What do the dissolved oxygen levels tell us about the water quality of Lake Merritt?" Students explored this question to collect...
EL Education
El Education: Stream Water Quality Report
Middle school students partner with undergraduate students at a local college to test the quality of the surface water in their town. Students gather data and research to write a final report for each of the eight areas tested, and then...
EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa:wetlands Protection and Restoration
Why have more than half of America's original wetlands been destroyed? What are the benefits of wildlife to people and the environment? Where are wetlands found? Find out the answers to these questions here.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Is Good Water?
Learn about the term water quality, and how it is used to describe water sources for human use.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Are Natural Solutes?
Find out about naturally occurring substances that also affect water quality.
PBS
Iowa Public Television (Iptv): Explore More
Explore More is an online and broadcast series engages students in problems they can relate to, provides compelling content for investigation and gives students opportunities to form their own points of view on contemporary issues such...
PBS
Iowa Public Television: Explore More News
Investigate an issue related to genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes or water quality. Write several articles that define the issue, describe the different views on the issue and explain why people should be interested in this...
EL Education
El Education: The Well Project: A Drinking Water Report
In this lesson, students collected and tested well water from various locations to determine the quality of surface water used as drinking water throughout their town. Students prepared a general report for the town as well as specific...
EL Education
El Education: "Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond"
An online research report entitled "2007 Report on Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond" by ninth grade students from Renaissance Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Students completed field work testing water and applied...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Safety of Water Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about water quality. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.