Curated OER
Exploring Photosynthesis with NASA Remote Sensing Data
Students explore photosynthesis using NASA satellite data. In this inquiry based biology lesson plan, students will look at data from a chosen national park to determine when the maximum amount of photosynthesis is occurring. This will...
Curated OER
Tree Bagging
High schoolers bag trees to determine the mass of the water given off in the evapotranspiration process.
Other
Virtual Field Trip: Water/aquifers
This virtual field trip for middle school students looks at aquifers and their place in the hydrologic cycle. Students learn why and how it is important to protect the source of your drinking water and some unique details about the...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Water Cycle Relay Race Usu Water Cycle
Students will review the water cycle through a relay race vocabulary game.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Water Cycle Drama: Usu Water Cycle
Learn the different parts of the water cycle.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Water Movements
The paths that water can take through Earth's systems are many and complex. Examine the following diagram from NASA depicting the water cycle. Studying the water cycle is important because changes in the water cycle affect all parts of...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: The Water Cycle
Learn about the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere with this site. Site describes the water cycle in words and with a diagram. Also explored on the page is the distribution of Earth's global water supply.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: The Water Cycle
This is a very brief overview of the water cycle, but it does have a nice graphical representation.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Water Resources Engineering
A collection of video lectures from a course on water resources engineering. Webpage includes twenty-eight lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length and cover topics like...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Water Cycle Diagram
Describes the four main stages of the water cycle - evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.