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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about water as a precious resource in danger of being depleted. Understand the roles that overuse and agricultural use play in the sustainability efforts of this essential resource. Includes video. [28:25]
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Satellites Show Water Underground

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about how groundwater is disappearing across Asia, and how NASA satellites are helping scientists work on fixing the problem.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Trends in Ground Water Use, 1950 2005

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from USGS describes the importance of ground-water, provides a map of ground-water use (by state), a map of the percent of total withdrawals coming from ground water, and a map of the percent of public-supplied population...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Depletion

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how the overuse of groundwater can lead to problems.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater: Pollution and Depletion Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about groundwater pollution and depletion. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Handout
Other

Global Water Outlook to 2025 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PDF resource describes the scarcity of water, the locations and amount of water of groundwater around the world, methods for reducing this scarcity, and the causes of the depletion. Provides a prediction for areas of groundwater...