Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

U.s. Department of Interior: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An entire unit regarding the wetlands of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Young scholars can find comparisons or relationships between elevation, vegetation, soils, geologic formations, rainfall, pollution, public land use, coastal...
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: It All Runs Down Hill [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how freshwater moving across the surface of the Earth can become polluted and bad for the environment. Create a model that shows how water can become polluted as it flows downhill.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Estuaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about estuaries when you visit this informative site. This resource provides locations of and weblinks to estuaries in the United States.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Water Cycle

For Students K - 1st
What is the water cycle? Learn how the water moves to the atmosphere, how water moves across the land, the importance of the water cycle, and the effects of pollution.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this scenario-based activity, students design ways to either clean a water source or find a new water source, depending on given hypothetical family scenarios. They act as engineers to draw and write about what they could do to...