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Library of Congress

The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Should wilderness areas be preserved or managed? Class members examine primary source documents, including lecture notes, articles, essays and congressional records to better understand the Hetch Hetchy controversy that created a split...
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Teach Engineering

Efficiency of a Water Heating System

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Tired of waiting for hot water? Groups of three determine the efficiency of an electric water-heating device. They calculate the amount of energy it takes to heat the water and the theoretical amount of energy required to heat the water....
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Purdue University

Healthy Water, Happy Home

For Students K - 5th Standards
Clear water does not mean clean water. A collaborative lesson has groups play a board game to identify sources of water pollution and develop strategies for improving water quality. Their investigations include reference to the water...
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Project WET Foundation

Soap and Water Science

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Learn about germs without getting sick! An interactive resource prompts learners to identify the dirtiest surfaces on a city street. Class members then participate in a demonstration about washing dirty hands and how using soap can kill...
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Curated OER

Environmental Issues

For Students 5th - 6th
In this environmental issues learning exercise, students respond to 14 different types of questions divided into 3 sections. First, they define global warming and give an example of what they can do to slow it. Then, students define 4...
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Curated OER

Waterdrops: Water Conservation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this water conservation instructional activity, students figure the amount of water saved from various water consumption practices. Students make a plan to save water at home and track their results. Students create a radio...
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Curated OER

Water Conservation- Every Drop Counts

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine water and water conservation.  In this water conservation lesson students study water and find the importance through participating in several activities. 
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Baylor College

How Can We Find Out What Is in Water?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using paper chromatography, water watchers discover that several substances might be dissolved even though they aren't visible. In this case, you will prepare a mixture of three different food colorings for them to experiment with. A...
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American Chemical Society

The Energy Efficiency of Heating Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Can a small change in laboratory procedures save energy? Scholars test three different methods for heating water in a science lab. Then, they calculate the energy efficiency for each and compare them to determine which uses the least...
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Curated OER

Water Conservation Task

For Teachers K - 8th
Students list reasons that water conservation is important. They describe methods to conserve water. This lesson could be incorporated with an oral hygiene lesson on brushing teeth.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Water Pollution

For Students 7th - 10th
Examine water pollution and legislation through this reading comprehension worksheet, intended to correspond with a specific text but valuable even without it. Learners read 10 sentences, unscrambling the bold word to complete each (i.e....
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Curated OER

Words to Action

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
What's better than talking about water quality issues in your hometown? Doing something about it! Scholars come up with a community action plan to take care of a local environmental issue having to do with the water supply. They...
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Curated OER

Conservation in Small Spaces: Conservation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define conservation, identify actions that conserve habitat and those that reduce habitat, and generate ideas about how one can practice conservation in everyday life.
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Unit Plan
Columbus City Schools

ABC: Acid Base Chemistry

For Teachers 7th Standards
Bubble, bubble, boil and trouble! What causes common substances like baking soda and vinegar to react the way they do? Welcome your junior chemists to the wonders of acid-base chemistry using a comprehensive and fun resource. Engage them...
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DiscoverE

Build a Watershed

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
What's the best way to learn how watersheds work? Build one! Combining engineering, the water cycle, and ecology concerns, the activity is the perfect fit for an interdisciplinary unit. Teams construct a model watershed with simple...
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Southwest Florida Water Management District

WaterWeb - Conservation and Water Supply

For Teachers 6th - 12th
If 71% of our planet is covered with water, why do we need to bother conserving water? Find out with these activities designed for middle and high school environmental scientists. From reading articles to solving crossword puzzles, to...
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Curated OER

TO CONSERVE OR NOT TO CONSERVE

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how energy is wasted at home and at work and develop a program to save energy in a specific area.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Properties of water make it essential for the life of marine species. Learners complete an online game to answer questions about the role water fulfills for organisms in ocean habitats. The game emphasizes the properties of water and how...
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Curated OER

What Are The Properties of Sea Water?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders conduct research on the subject of sea water. They use a variety of resources to obtain information. There are helpful resource links listed in the lesson plan. In conjunction with the research students make inquiry of the...
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Worksheet
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Desalination: Turning Salt Water into Fresh Water

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How does San Francisco supply its citizens with enough water, even during a drought? Learn about reservoirs and why desalination could be a good solution with a reading passage about water conservation. After kids finish the...
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Curated OER

Measure It Up!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the states that water may take. In this physical science instructional activity, students read the book, Water: Up, Down, and All Around and recall the states of water from the book. Students examine how water takes...
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Curated OER

Activity 2: Disappearing Drainage - the Incredible Shrinking Everglades Watershed

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine drastic changes in Florida Everglades watershed, compare and contrast two watershed maps, discuss effects of addition of agriculture, loss of wetlands, and introduction of Water Conservation Areas, and predict condition...
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May Media Group

Treatment Plants

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Young scientists explore nature's water treatment plants in this simple science demonstration. By placing a stalk of celery in a cup of water mixed with food coloring, children are able to observe how plants absorb nutrients and...
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Curated OER

Great Lakes at Stake

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore conservation of the Great Lakes. In this geography and ecology lesson plan, students identify the Great Lakes on a map and view a video depicting the history and importance of these lakes. Students work in groups to...

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