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133 resources with the concept water conservation

Bottled Water Ban Handouts & Reference

Bottled Water Ban

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewConvenience, taste, portability ... what's not to love about bottled water? Apparently, a lot. Scholars analyze the four main arguments supporting and opposing the sale of bottled water. They explore the health, environmental, and...
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Teaching Geography: Workshop 4—North Africa/Southwest Asia Lesson Plan

Teaching Geography: Workshop 4—North Africa/Southwest Asia

9th - 12th
Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...
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Rapid Brainstorming: How Can We Conserve Our Water Resources? Lesson Plan

Rapid Brainstorming: How Can We Conserve Our Water Resources?

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Water covers around 75 percent of the earth, yet humans struggle to find enough fresh water to live. The fourth of 10 lessons focusing on Fresh Solutions requires brainstorming. Young scientists consider various problems related to fresh...
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Fresh Solutions: Design Thinking Challenge Lesson Plan

Fresh Solutions: Design Thinking Challenge

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do people transport fresh water long distances to ensure everyone has access to it? The final lesson plan in the 10-part Fresh Solutions unit encourages individuals to design their own solution, or solutions, to that very problem....
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Waste Water Recycling Video

Waste Water Recycling

2 mins 6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
What types of water qualify for recycling and how does the recycling process work? The eighth lesson in the 10-part series exploring Fresh Solutions presents both the financial and water savings associated with emerging recycling methods.
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Water-Wise Farms Video

Water-Wise Farms

2 mins 6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
The seventh lesson on Fresh Solutions in the 10-part series addresses solutions implemented on farms. It focuses on the options currently in use and hopes for the future of water conservation and farming.
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Sustainable Water Solutions: Weighing the Pros and Cons Lesson Plan

Sustainable Water Solutions: Weighing the Pros and Cons

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Switching indoor water fixtures to low flow reduces water usage by more than 45 percent. This and other solutions to reduce water usage have both pros and cons. Scholars view videos of different solutions, discuss them in small groups,...
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Exploring Our Growing Need for Water Lesson Plan

Exploring Our Growing Need for Water

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Pupils explore the amount of water people use in agriculture and for personal use. They compare water usage for various crops to that of raising animals before considering solutions for increased access to safe drinking water worldwide....
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How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water? Video

How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water?

3 mins 6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
Some aquifers took thousands of years to collect water, yet they have been depleted in only a hundred years. Viewers learn about where humans use water and the serious concerns for the future of the water supply in the second of 10...
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Your Hidden Water Footprint: Defining a Problem to Find a Solution Lesson Plan

Your Hidden Water Footprint: Defining a Problem to Find a Solution

6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
One 17-ounce bottle of Cola requires around 46 gallons of water to produce. How is that possible? Young scientists learn about the hidden water used to produce everyday items. They research, discuss, and look for ways to reduce water...
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Water Conservation: Israel Video

Water Conservation: Israel

4 mins 9th - 12th
A short video introduces viewers to Israel's efforts to provide enough water for the needs of it's growing population and industry, as well as the needs of its farmers. The narrator also discusses the problems that arise from using...
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What Is the Tragedy of the Commons? Video

What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?

5 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What's good for all of us is good for each of us. The Tragedy of the Commons refers to a situation in which one person's decision to act in his or her own best interest negatively affects the rest of the population—and ultimately, him or...
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Your Environment, Your Health: Water Quality Unit

Your Environment, Your Health: Water Quality

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
How important is water quality where you live? The first module in a six-unit series includes four lessons on water quality. By applying the concept directly to the lives of pupils, they engage in meaningful learning. They read about...
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Discover Water—The Role of Water in Our Lives
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Discover Water—The Role of Water in Our Lives

3rd - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Make a splash with this series of engaging interactives that teach all about one of the most important substances on Earth: water. From oceans to bodies of freshwater, these fun resources investigate the water cycle and the important role water plays in the lives of people around the world.
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Magic Isle Video

Magic Isle

15 mins 4th - 12th
26 miles across the sea from southern California, Santa Catalina, the Magic Isle of the Channel Islands chain, awaits. Explore the island with a documentary that details the history of and the challenges faced by this romantic isle.
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Water is Life – Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline Lesson Plan

Water is Life – Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
In 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline was scheduled for construction through an area that directly impacts indigenous people. The final lesson in the four-part series encourages scholars to research the Standing Rock debate from multiple...
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How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment Video

How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment

3 mins 9th - 12th
To flush or not to flush ... that is the question. Is the wastewater treatment program in most towns and cities really the most efficient way to deal with waste? The fourth installment in a series of seven videos about the world's water...
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The Right to a Clean Environment: Water Lesson Plan

The Right to a Clean Environment: Water

K - 2nd
First, young citizens learn about water consumption by doing some research themselves on their home water usage and sharing their findings with the class. Then, they do some brainstorming and devise a plan to reduce water consumption.
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Living with Less Water Lesson Plan

Living with Less Water

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Did you know that California produces two thirds of the fruits and nuts consumed in the United States? That it produces almost one third of the vegetables? Did you know that scientists warn that California is facing the onset of a...
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Water Pollution Demonstration Activities & Project

Water Pollution Demonstration

3rd - 8th
Water pollution is everywhere, and pollutants range from oil to fertilizers. Bring the concept to life by demonstrating the difficulties in getting particular pollutants out of water.
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Explore Watersheds Interactive
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Explore Watersheds

3rd - 8th
CCSS: Designed
What makes a watershed? What are the natural and human features of a watershed? How do human features affect watersheds? Where can I find my local watershed? These questions are thoroughly explained in an informative watershed interactive.
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Investigate Fresh Water Interactive
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Investigate Fresh Water

3rd - 8th
CCSS: Designed
It's all about freshwater in this water interactive! Users navigate through freshwater habitats such as lakes, rivers, and wetlands, taking note of the animals that live there. They also look at a desert habitat for comparison. Learners...
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Use Water Wisely Interactive
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Use Water Wisely

3rd - 8th
CCSS: Designed
What's the point in saving water? Surprisingly water isn't a forever resource because it is a natural resource. Here, young water conservationists hunt for 23 wise water users and water wasters by clicking on the people in the...
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We All Use Water Interactive
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We All Use Water

3rd - 8th
CCSS: Designed
How many ways is water used? Indirect and direct water use are the two main ways humans use water, but the usage comes in many forms. Animals, agriculture, industries, transportation, and many more rely on water for different uses....
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