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Derm: Water Cycles and Catchments
Students develop an understanding of the water cycle and water catchments. This learning module is divided into introductory, developmental, and culminating activities, and also has several assessment strategies. Resource sheets...
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Basin: General Information on Alkalinity
This is a good informational site about Alkalinity. It gives a good explanation of it and some examples.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using a Secchi Disk or Transparency Tube
This EPA resource provides instructions for using Secchi disks and transparency tubes to measure water clarity.
Other
Valley City Junior High's Water Research: Water Issues
This site talks about the nitrate and nitrogen forms that can be found and how to test for it. Includes illustrative diagrams and graphs.
Other
Garden Club of America: Drinking Water Safety [Pdf]
An information page on understanding drinking water safety. It covers legislation, contaminants, private wells, water testing, water filters, and boiling water.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Common Water Measurements
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides great definitions of seven measurements that can be taken on water. Includes pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Omega Engineering
Technical Dissolved Oxygen: The Fundamentals
This site is useful to find information about dissolved oxygen and the types of tests that are administered to determine the dissolved oxygen level.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is My Water Safe?
After a discussion of what makes water safe or unsafe, students will visit a local tributary, test the water, and complete tasks concerning the water. This lesson is designed for a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade gifted education enrichment...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What Is in the Pond?
This is a scientific investigation where students establish what macro-invertebrates live in a local water habitat (stream, pond, aquarium), and predict how healthy the water is. They then test the water quality, record the data, and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Where Shall We Go Swimming?
After analyzing samples of water from local lakes, students will perform tests on water from two locations, compare the results, and complete a lab report. They will then examine maps to determine factors that may have had an impact on...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Who Wants to Live Here? Water Sampling at Local Pond and Stream
The water quality at a local pond or stream is tested, and examined for organisms. Students record their data and observations and analyze the information. A pH chart showing what aquatic organisms can live at different pH levels is...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Water Quality
After observing the local aquatic environment and testing the water quality, young scholars formulate a testable hypothesis. They next choose a second location, collect samples to bring to school, and test the water quality. Data is...
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Dissolved Oxygen
This site talks about the importance of dissolved Oxygen and provides field testing kit information.
EL Education
El Education: Stream Water Quality Report
Middle school students partner with undergraduate students at a local college to test the quality of the surface water in their town. Students gather data and research to write a final report for each of the eight areas tested, and then...
EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
EL Education
El Education: The Well Project: A Drinking Water Report
In this lesson, students collected and tested well water from various locations to determine the quality of surface water used as drinking water throughout their town. Students prepared a general report for the town as well as specific...
EL Education
El Education: "Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond"
An online research report entitled "2007 Report on Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond" by ninth grade students from Renaissance Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Students completed field work testing water and applied...
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Dcm Process Control: Biological Oxygen Demand (Bod)
This is a resource that shows an example of biological oxygen demand.