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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Think Before You Drink

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the different water issues facing society today. In this environmental science lesson, students research about water treatment methods. They brainstorm ways to conserve water.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water: Read All About It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to develop a...
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Website
Oxfam

Oxfam Education: Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A great site from Oxfam which offers encourages critical thinking about water conservation through the use of pictures and student activities. Targeted to curriculum links for the United Kingdom, but information is certainly valuable and...
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Website
Other

World Water Council

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Water Council is an international organization dedicated to focusing attention on water issues around the world, based on mounting global concerns about the safety and availability of water to all nations. There is a great deal...
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Handout
Other

Valley City Junior High's Water Research: Water Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about the nitrate and nitrogen forms that can be found and how to test for it. Includes illustrative diagrams and graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Cwec: Water in the News (Lesson) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Water issues frequently appear in local newspapers and this instructional activity explains ways this resource can be used in the classroom.