TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Are We Running Out of Clean Water?
Balsher Singh Sidhu takes a closer look at water consumption on Earth.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?
Meet another classroom and study how much water your class uses compared to another class that may be in another part of the world. Through a variety of activities and gather data be able to collaborate with others via the internet to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Uses of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how humans use water today.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water, Water
In this activity, students solve a real-world problem involving water consumption. They determine if an aquifer can be used as a water source for a new town with a population of 5,000 people.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Uses of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how humans use water today.
Other
British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Dietary Fibre and Water
A collection of downloadable resources on the sources of dietary fiber, what it does, the benefits to human health, sources of our water intake, its role in our bodies, and fluid balance. Includes PowerPoints, reference materials, and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Humans and the Water Supply
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at ways that humans use water, why some people don't have enough water, and why poor quality water is a problem.
Other
Children's Water Education Council: Waste Water Watcher (Mini Unit) [Pdf]
Waste Water Watcher is a 9-page mini-unit on essential and non-essential use of water by humans.
NASA
Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Water
Discover 10 very interesting things about water, including sources of life, ocean ecosystems, freshwater and ice, salt and salt water, sources of water, the body's water makeup, plant's consumption of water and the 3 states of water.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Public Water Supply
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides a definition of public water supply, classification of public water, a description of consumption, supply, and distribution of water, water quality, a small public water-supply system,...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Be a Water Saver
A checklist of ways to cut back on your use of water.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Be a Water Saver
A checklist of ways to cut back on your use of water.
Other
Water Encyclopedia: Globalization and Water
Learn how the increasing integration and interdependence of countries on water affects not only the production and consumption of products, but also culture, security, the environment, and the exchange of ideas.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Just One Drop [Pdf]
For this lesson, Grade One learners will discover how much water they use for daily activities and ways to reduce their water consumption.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Put Some Blue in Your Green School
This learning project is designed to help schools become efficient water users and to raise awareness about the need to conserve water. Students will analyze the water use (indoor/outdoor) at their school and work with community partners...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Things That Matter to Flocculants
Prior to reaching households, water is exposed to a variety of treatments designed to render it fit for human consumption and use. One of the first treatment steps is the removal of suspended solids using chemical additives called...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: Global Economy
Take a close look into two vastly different global regions and delve into the effects the environment has on the respective economies. A video presents areas in Southeast Asia pertaining to the global economy and areas in the United...
PBS
Pbs: Pov Borders: Environment
Point of View is television's longest running showcase for independent non-fiction films. This particular feature provides insight regarding alternative means of energy, transport, and the consumption of natural resources. Video, games,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...
Other
Sierra Club
Find factsheets and other information on clean water, commercial logging, urban sprawl, wildlands, and other environmental priorities, as well as review the environmental records of politicians, get involved, and much more.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Wat Er We Good For?
By performing a water audit at school and at home, students will become aware of ways to reduce their water use.
US Department of Agriculture
China's Food and Agriculture: Issues for the 21st Cent.
A series of reports published but the United States Department of Agriculture in April of 2002 (in PDF format) from the USDA that covers "China's food consumption, marketing, international trade, agricultural policy, transportation...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Oil on the Ocean
Students learn about oil spills and their environmental and economic effects. They experience the steps of the engineering design process as they brainstorm potential methods for oil spill clean-up, and then design, build, and re-design...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: He Huffed, and He Puffed, but Didn't Blow the House Down!
In the fairy tale of the three little pigs, the wolf huffed and puffed and blew down the first pig's straw house. But in reality, straw tied into bales is a viable building material that when used properly, makes sturdy and...
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