Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how water is distributed throughout the world. Includes research assignment.
Unit Plan
Other

Nutrition Fluid Intake

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about sweat, dehydration, fluid intake, and rehydration at this website, which also provides a chart listing the calories and carbohydrates in several popular sports drinks.
Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Reservoirs: Holding Tanks for Drinking Water [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
How do people get their water reservoirs for drinking water? This site features an in-depth explanation of this question. Come and check it out.
Graphic
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Safe Drinking Water Act Protecting America's Public Health

For Students 9th - 10th
View a poster that illustrates the everyday risks to the U.S. supply of clean drinking water.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.28 Preserving Water Sources

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

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Access to Clean Water: What Is the Problem?

For Students 9th - 10th
Mixed media which give evidence of the problems with access to clean water.
Handout
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Global Water Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore reports and news articles to build understanding of global water issues.
Handout
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore these resources to learn more about the natural and engineered processes that can help contribute to improved water quality.
Activity
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Make a Prototype and Test Your Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Students create a water purification system, and test it out to see how well it works to purify a water sample.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a learning module from KSPS Public Television and the Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative. This resource serves to educate residents of Idaho's Inland Northwest residents about the importance of protecting their...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Clean Toilets for the World's Poor: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya, where private capital is being used to help install toilets in the country's slums.
Lesson Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to students and teachers.
Article
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Mc Kinley Health Center: Hydration Needs for Exercise [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple, yet useful, resource for anyone wanting information on how to stay hydrated and healthy during exercise and every day. Provides "Hydration tips," and a comparison of water and sports drinks.
Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan!: Contaminated Drinking Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Reach Out Michigan! Use the site to learn if our eyes and taste buds can detect contaminated drinking water by doing a simple experiment.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Sewer Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn where wastewater goes and where drinking water comes from. Students can then make a model sedimentation tank to observe how sludge and effluent are separated.
Graphic
Other

Water: The Foundation of All Sustainable Development [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This PDF chart shows income inequality in relation to access to clean and safe drinking water.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Let's Talk About Water

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover why water is so important, especially clean water. Find out where water comes from and how we can make it safe to drink and free from pollution.
Handout
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Is Drinking Water Cleaned?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Get an overview of how water is treated in order to be safe to use and drink.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 5 5 14: Team Design Water Bottle You Can Eat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the recent invention of edible water bottles.
Article
Other

Top End Sports: Hydration for Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find brief articles that will teach you about the importance of hydration and how to stay hydrated during sports and physical activity. Learn about choosing drinks, drinking enough water, and checking yourself for hydration and...
Website
Other

Klasse Wasser

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This very basic site is about water -- all kinds of water: rainwater, drinking water, even toilet water. Includes water-themed games. In German.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Water the Super Drink

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover the many benefits of drinking water.