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Microscopic Water Life
Students use a light microscope to observe the organisms living in a sample of ocean or fresh water. Students create a drawing of the organisms that they observe. Students then discuss the different body plans of the organisms and the...
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Climate Science in Focus: A Streamflow River Study
Data speaks, but it's our job to determine what it's trying to say. Young scientists explore the changes in weather and climate using data from the Yosemite National Park in a six-day unit. Learners first compare weather and climate and...
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River System
Fifth graders explore the parts of a river system and understand the importance of each part. For this river system lesson, 5th graders diagram a river system and write a paragraph explaining its parts.
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African Lakes, Rivers, Bays, and Seas Map Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 25 African lakes, river, bays, and seas. Students match the names of the bodies of water and waterways to the appropriate locations.
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River Otter Adaptations
Students study the body of the River Otter to understand animal adaptations to their habitats. In this animal adaptations instructional activity, students study the photo of the River Otter and discuss its body. Students then play a game...
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Water Quality Tests Explained
Learners identify the eight tests done to check for water quality. In this ecology activity, students explain why it's important to test water in rivers. They explore sources of river water pollution.
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The Water Cycle
Pupils develop a better understanding of the need to conserve our renewable resources. In this water cycle lesson students take notes, complete a guide sheet and illustrate the water cycle.
Michigan Sea Grant
Water Quality
Learners observe water samples and measure the samples' water quality. Students develop their own criteria for measuring water quality and test for temperature, acidity, oxygen levels, turbidity, conductance, sediment and hardness.
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Social Justice-Water in Developing Countries
Students explore how water shortage affects everyday life. In this social justice lesson, students discuss information about water shortage in Ghana. A water shortage simulation/game is played in which a "Canadian" team starts with a...
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Water Words
Students define words relating to water and its use in Nebraska. They listen to the story, Snail Girl Brings Water, list the water words from the story, and create a class dictionary.
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Rivers Cloze Activity
In this cloze activity activity, students use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the 16 blanks in a 1-page reading selection about rivers. A word bank in provided.
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Rivers Crossword Puzzle
In this rivers crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 21 clues to identify the correct river-related words that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Rivers Crossword Puzzle
In this rivers crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 14 clues to identify the correct river terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Oceanography (Rivers and Streams)
Second graders examine the characteristics of streams and rivers. They identify the types of resources lakes, ponds and oceans provide. They ask questions to complete the lesson.
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Where is the Water?
Learners explore freshwater ecosystems. In this geography lesson, students brainstorm all the lakes and rivers they know then mark them on a map. Learners will then mark all the major freshwater resources on each of the seven continents,...
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United States Map- Rivers
Students identify major rivers on a map of the United States. In this geography activity, students discuss what a river is and use a map marker to identify the symbol of a river on a map.
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Lesson 3 - Water Above the Ground
Students define surface water, drainage basin or watershed. They investigate what affects runoff in a drainage basin. They complete lab sheets and worksheets.
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The History of Your Chicago River
Students examine the history of the Chicago River. In groups, they identify the problems of the watershed and develop possible solutions. As a class, they examine the importance of the river to the Chicago area by reading a story. To...
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Geography Terms
In this PowerPoint, students review geography terms. Slides feature illustrations and facts about mountains, hills, islands, deserts, lakes, rivers, oceans, plains, valleys, and forests.
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Water Cycle Adventure
Students take an imaginary journey through the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students identify the various parts of the water cycle, listen while their teacher leads them on an imaginary journey through the water cycle, and...
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Water Quality Tests Explained
Students define all eight water quality parameters and list at list one source for each of the eight water quality parameters. They determine how each of the eight parameters affect river ecosystems.
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Water Exploration Station
Students explore the characteristics of water. In this water exploration lesson, students participate in various learning centers to inquire how water drains and how to increase the flow of water. Students use estimation and measurement...
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The Water Cycle Dance
Second graders synthesize the four parts of the water cycle by participating in a water cycle dance. They perform movements that signify each stage of the cycle.
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Air and Water in the Environment
Second graders participate in a three part lesson plan in which they identify and describe forms of moisture in the environment. Part one of the lesson plan involves the three stages of the water cycle, part two focuses on creating...