US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Endangered Species: Save Our Species Information Shortnose Sturgeon
Find out about the Alabama Sturgeon, a freshwater fish common in the Mobile basin.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Pacu O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the South American pacu, a freshwater fish.
Read Works
Read Works: How Water Loss Affects Biodiversity
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how varying amounts of fresh water can affect biodiversity in a region. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Preserving Water Sources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] It might seem like there is plenty of water on Earth, but that's not really the case. Water is a limited resource. That means that it is used faster than it is...
Other
Earthwave Society: Alabama Sturgeon
Current information about the Alabama Sturgeon, a freshwater fish common in the Mobile basin. This article provides information about its endangered status.
Pennsylvania State University
Earth 101: Distribution of Water on the Earth's Surface
The distribution of water on the Earth's surface is extremely uneven. Only 3% of water on the surface is fresh; the remaining 97% resides in the ocean. Of freshwater, 69% resides in glaciers, 30% underground, and less than 1% is located...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Water: Math of Sufficient Fresh Water
Through research of community water assessment and reports, students will make a video presentation of the local water resources.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Eli the Eel: A Mysterious Migration
James Prosek tracks the life journey of Eli the Anguilla eel as she travels her mysterious "backward" migration from the sea to fresh water and back again. [4:39]
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Floating on the Great Salt Lake
Through exploring the phenomenon that it is easier to float on salt water than on fresh water, learners will develop a conceptual model for molecules and how the arrangement of molecules affects density.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Amazonia Stingray
Acting as part of the online exhibit for the Amazonia display at the National Zoo, this site explores freshwater stingrays and rays particular to the Amazon.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Ponds
Can you give a definition for a pond? This site provides information ranging from types of plants living in ponds to how ponds were formed. Don't miss out on the photographs found within the site too.
Other
Cwec: It's a Small World (Mini Unit) [Pdf]
Water resources around the world are finite and must be protected. This mini-unit is designed to teach students to appreciate this.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: Bucket Buddies: Environmental Study
Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for young scholars to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In...
Other
Cwec: Water Salty or Fresh? (Mini Unit) [Pdf]
This mini-unit is designed to teach students an appreciation of our water resources and how we must not take them for granted if we are to survive.
Other
Alberta Riparian Habitat Management: Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks [Pdf]
Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks - Naturally explains the critical importance of healthy shorelines for preventing soil erosion and filtering out pollutants. It looks specifically at riparian areas, such as those in Alberta, which...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Lake Superior
This site provides facts, illustrations, and more about the largest Great Lake. Includes descriptions of wildlife and industry. For grades 4-8.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earth's Water Surface Water
This site has everything you might want to know about surface water and things you probably didn't even imagine! Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Lakes and Ponds
This illustrated website features facts about lakes and ponds and their special place in geography, natural history, and as a biome.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: International Water Facility
Find out what can be done to clean up the world's water sources to provide safe drinking water because at least 35% of the world does not have it available to them and only 3% of the world's water is fresh.
Other
Alberta Riparian Habitat Mgt Society: Biodiversity and Riparian Areas [Pdf]
Healthy riparian areas have much higher levels of biodiversity than other types of ecosystems, as explained in this fact sheet. Unfortunately, this also attracts more people, which can contribute to degradation of the ecosystem if the...
Other
Waterwise: Every Last Drop
Every Last Drop is an interactive website which takes a detailed look at how much water we waste on a daily basis and how small changes can make a big difference.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Aquatic Ecosystems: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about aquatic ecosystems. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Model of a Well
Learners demonstrate the relationship of groundwater to wells.