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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various air experiments to understand that air is all around us. In this states of matter lesson, students focus on the role of air in the water cycle. Students understand that air is densest near the ground....
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Water Magic

For Teachers K - 4th
Students conduct experiments with ice, water and steam to observe the water cycle. They discuss substances that water accumulates from the Earth as it moves through its cycle.
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The Water Cycle: Revising the Drafts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore states of matter by concentrating on the ways in which water moves between its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in a variety of Earth environments familiar to the students. Learners represent these movements in dance.
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Physical Changes and the Water Cycle - Three

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe and reproduce the water cycle in their very own classroom. A simple, yet very effective, demonstration on how water evaporates is observed by the young scientists. They make observations and sketches in their...
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The Water Cycle - Main Components

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Present the water cycle to your middle schoolers with this lesson. After an anticipatory set, they participate in a Q & A session about the terms associated with the water cycle: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and...
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How Clean is the Water?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read about and discuss water and how it is used as a resource and how engineers use technology to preserve it. In this water lesson plan, students look at a picture of water treatment and tell what is wrong with the picture.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore water and ice. In this physical science lesson plan, students participate in a science inquiry and observe the characteristics of ice and water. Students compare the differences between a solid and liquid and record...
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Investigating Properties of Water: Temperature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate how temperature affects the density of water and stratification that occurs in bodies of water when temperatures vary. Water of differing temperatures is given different colors to see the layers that form. The lesson is meant...
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Iceberg Ahead: How Does Temperature Affect the Density of Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Demonstrate how ice floats on water and get the class thinking about why icebergs are so deceiving. Investigators then experiment with mixing water of the same temperature and water of different temperatures. Make sure to explain the...
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A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine NASA satellite observations of surface temperature and investigate the seasonal changes of land and water temperature.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate how water goes from a solid to a liquid then back again.  In this experimental activity students conduct their own experiment and see how water changes form. 
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Designing a Water Treatment Plant

For Teachers 8th - 12th
How does dirty water get clean enough to drink? After viewing a PowerPoint that outlines the process water goes through at a water treatment plant, groups work together to design a chlorination chamber for a treatment plant.
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Water Changes and Moves

For Teachers K
Students explore the three forms of water and observe how it changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas. The concepts of condensation, evaporation and the introduction to the water cycle form the basis of this lesson.
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Matter: The 3 States of Water

For Teachers K - 2nd
The states of water are the focus of this PowerPoint. The presentation includes definitions of liquids, solids, and vapors. It also includes examples and illustrations of each of the states of water and information about how water can...
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Teachers' Guide to Using A Day In the Life of a Drop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Hydrology hopefuls learn about their local watershed. Through discussion and online interactives, they see that their habits affect the water supply. The lesson concludes with a pledge to filter out bad water usage habits. It makes a...
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Displacement of Water

For Students 6th - 8th
To calculate the volume of a stopper by using the method of water displacement., students work with a web animation. They observe the method and then click a button to gather information about the calculations for the stopper dropped in...
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Peace Corps Challenge—Solving the Water Quality Issue

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a Wanzuzu newspaper. In this Peace Corps lesson plan, students participate in a discussion regarding water pollution in Wanzuzu. Students conduct further research about the issue and create newspapers that detail the...
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Where Does Water Come From?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Perfect for children in pre-K through 1st grade, this presentation provides simplified information about the water cycle. While no academic language is used, the water cycle is fully represented in clear and easy-to-follow slides. This...
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Environmental Concerns (1) Analysis of Lead in Paint (2) Analysis of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A scenario and background information are provided for two different open-ended experiments that experienced chemistry classes can perform toward the end of the school year. In the first, they design a method for testing flakes of paint...
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Clean Water -- Life Depends on It!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine water quality, water pollution, and water treatment, and how they are all interrelated. In this unit on clean water, students complete 21 interdisciplinary activities on water quality, water pollution, and water treatment.
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Water: The Incredible Resource

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners understand the importance of water in any ecosystem. In this water lesson, students recognize where water is found, the type of water found, and how water is changed in the water cycle.  Learners complete worksheets using...
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How Water Is Used

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explain importance of water to life processes, discuss amount of daily home water use, and discuss major water uses in Alabama.
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The Water Cycle - Multimedia Presentation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the water cycle and create a multimedia presentation of the stages in the water cycle.
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How Much Water Is Available In The Atmosphere For Precipitation?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between the available water in the atmosphere and how it is portrayed on satellites. After examining global moisture and precipitation students research precipitation data graph the results. Using their...

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