Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Water Resources and Consumption
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-four data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine water resources and issues around the world. They look at dams and reservoirs, floods, drought,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Dry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?
Here's a project that looks at what the weather was like for over a hundred years. The goal of the project is to compare long-term precipitation patterns in different regions of the country. You will work with historical climate data,...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Water Resources
This learning module looks at economic issues related to our water resources. Looks at how water is used by industry, the distribution and availability of water, water use footprint, domestic use of water, water shortages, and water...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Drought
This learning module looks at droughts. It examines their characteristics and distribution, how they are measured, their causes, how they can be predicted, and their frequency in Africa. Includes handouts, maps, activities, and videos.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Adjustments and Responses
In this learning module, students learn about disaster responses, the three types (short, medium, and long-term) and the different levels of response (local, national, and international). They examine the responses in various case...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Precipitation on the Planet
Precipitation affects many aspects of our lives, from drinking water and food to devastating rain or snow storms. NASA gathered information from satellites to study factors that influence precipitation. View these narrated and unnarrated...
Curated OER
Bureau of Land Management: Anasazi Heritage Center: Who Were the Anasazi?
A question-and-answer site giving information about the Anasazi, an ancestral Pueblo people. There is a discussion of their languages, farming methods, architecture, and use of astronomy.
The Economist
The Economist: The Big Dry
This article discusses and analyzes the current drought in Australia, focusing primarily on problems associated with the Murray-Darling River.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 1: Where's the Water?
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores drought. Here students look at the availability of world's fresh water by investigating graphics and analyzing data to see where the world's water supply is going.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 3: Normal Climate Patterns
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this lab, students analyze data to determine what a normal climate should be.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 4: When Precipitation Patterns Change
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. This lab has students looking at precipitation data to define what a drought and predict drought conditions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 5: Droughts of the Past
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this activity, students investigate droughts of the past by watching a PBS video and examining maps and animations of drought patterns.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 6: Drying of the American West
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. This experiment is presented as a case study for the drought conditions in the Colorado River. With this case study, students study the decrease of fresh water...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 7: Is Your Region Ready for a Drought?
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this particular lesson, students look at the impact a drought would have on their own community by exploring the economic, environmental, and social consequences of a...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 8: Drought Mitigation Trade Offs
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this activity, students research drought mitigation technologies and their cost and benefits. They present their findings to the class with physical models and make a...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: California Governor Imposes Water Restrictions
Article reports on California Governor Jerry Brown's mandatory water restrictions resulting from the state's ongoing drought. Includes video.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Water Pollution and Treatment
Students learn about water management, treatment and purification- global issues that must be addressed to ensure a continued supply of safe water for the growing human population and for the organisms with which we share this planet.
Other
Niwa: Climate and Weather
Want to learn more about the climate and weather? This webpage contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about climate and weather. Topics include ozone, greenhouse gases, global warming, tornadoes,...
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Crops and Drought
NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos of drought's effect on crops and vegetation. Images from Africa, India, Australia, and other areas, are accompanied by details on droughts' effects as well as references for further reading.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.
Other
Center for International Disaster Information
An excellent source for information on disasters all over the world. Site is updated daily with reports from affected countries.
Oxfam
Oxfam Education: Water
A great site from Oxfam which offers encourages critical thinking about water conservation through the use of pictures and student activities. Targeted to curriculum links for the United Kingdom, but information is certainly valuable and...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Famine in Somalia
Students use a video, handouts, and news sources to explore the crisis in Somalia and examine the factors exacerbating the famine.