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Go Jump In The Lake!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment with local lake water to determine the health of the lake waters. They explore the human impact on the lake water, hypothesize and share inferences in a scientific report.
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Saving the Bay

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate water pollution prevention. In this ecology wastewater lesson, students activate prior knowledge about sewage, then view a video explaining the waste water sewage system used in the San Francisco Bay area. Students...
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Watersheds and Wetlands

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate watersheds and wetlands. In this watersheds and wetlands lesson, students complete a 17 step lesson plan to build a watershed. Learners then complete another 9 step lesson to build a watershed with wetlands and...
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Weather Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. For this earth science lesson, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Students compare Celsius...
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Africa & Asia: Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this African and Asian physical map worksheet, students investigate the major landforms and bodies of water located on the African and Asian continents.
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The View From Up Here: The Language and Art of Clouds

For Teachers 1st - 6th
A lesson on the water cycle can develop into an exploration of art, and much more.
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Eurasia Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Eurasia physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located in this world region.
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Australia and Oceania: Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Australia and Oceania physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located within this region.
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South America: Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this South American physical map instructional activity, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.
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Europe Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this Europe physical map activity, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.
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Americas: Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
For this Americas physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the North American and South American continents.
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Australia Outline Map

For Students 4th - 9th
In this Australia and Oceania outline map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located within this region.
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Southeast Asia and the South Pacific: Political

For Students 6th - 12th
In this Southeast Asia and the South Pacific political map worksheet, students examine boundaries of each of the countries and the placement of the capital cities. The major bodies of water are labeled.
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Asia and the South Pacific : Political Map

For Students 6th - 12th
In this Asia and the South Pacific map worksheet, students examine the boundaries of the nations in this region of the world. Students also note the location of capital cities as they are denoted by stars. Major bodies of water are labeled.
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Stream Chemistry Monitoring

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils become familiar with real-world gathering of chemical data. The experience how the science is done: the nature of analysis, data collection, interpretation, and presentation. They study a nearby body of water for their experiment.
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Wetlands in a Pan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the wetlands to discover its benefits in removing pollutants in the water.  In this wetlands lesson, 5th graders discuss how stormwater wetlands are created to purify water. Students test the water.
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Drink It Up!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate how the human body needs water by recording their water consumption for a day. They sing a song about drinking water, make and drink Kool-Aid and eat apple slices, and conduct an experiment to determine how much...
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Water,It's Special

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students describe the three forms of water. Students list reasons why water is necessary. Students access the Internet to complete Prediction lab report worksheets and FCAT-Style Questions worksheets.
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Lung Limit

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students determine their lung capacity by completing a science experiment with a bottle of water. In this lung science lesson, students discuss the lungs' purpose. Students complete an experiment to determine their lung capacity using a...
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How Wet Can You Get?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students visit a swimming pool and brainstorm different water sports and what benefits swimming has over other types of exercise. They then discuss buoyancy and water pressure and when how objects sink or float before playing a game of...
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All Messed Up

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students begin the experiment by mapping and calculating their school parking lot. They calculate the volume of water falling on the lot and map the route the water runoff takes. They discuss the roles that humans play in affecting water...
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What Is Energy? Short Demos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in three short, hands-on, in-class demos which expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, they create paper snake mobiles to...
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NUMB3RS Activity: Riding the Waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers use the TI-Navigator system to explore vector fields and make predictions. They also identify what a vector field is and that it represents the movement of water. Pupils try to determine where a bottle floating might have...
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Mini-Ponds

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this mini pond worksheet, students create a mini-pond ecosystem with soil, water, and plant life. Students let their ecosystem sit for a day and they observe a sample the next day. Students identify all the pond water microorganisms...

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