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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Properties of Fresh Water and Sea Water

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students conduct experiments using water. In this properties of fresh and sea water instructional activity, students investigate boiling point, freezing point, and the water's retention of heat.  Students hypothesize, collect and record...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

One World Ocean

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners compare and contrast the properties of salt water in the oceans/seas and freshwater elsewhere on the planet. They also analyze mixing caused by currents in the ocean, including the effects of warm and cold water as well as with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Formulae One Champion To Take Driving Lessons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars are asked to call out 5 words or expression to do with 'education' and 5 to do with 'crime.' They make up a story that includes at least 6 of the words and expressions. Students are told that they are going to read a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Jersey Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students experiment to discover that salt water is denser than fresh water by creating color coded solutions. They examine how heavy rainstorms and high tides develop layers of different degrees of density.
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Lesson Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Role of Plants in Water Filtration [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What role can plants play in the water filtering process? This PDF document features a class activity to help students understand the role of plants in filtering water.
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Unit Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Colorado River Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine available data of water in the Colorado River Basin, study the possible consequences of changes to various user groups, and suggest solutions to adapt to these changes.
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Handout
Careers New Zealand

Kiwi Careers: Fast Food Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the fast food career field. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contain information for that country, there is valuable data that is useful about this career.
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Graphic
US Geological Survey

Usgs: All of Earth's Water in a Single Sphere!

For Students 9th - 10th
See how all of Earth's water compares to the total size of the Earth.
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Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 5 Ess2 2: Water Availability and Distribution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
With these lessons, student can provide evidence to how water is distributed around Earth by interpreting graphs of the amounts and percentages of water in various reservoirs. On this site find work samples, phenomena, assessment...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.28 Preserving Water Sources

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about preserving water resources.