Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Macroinvertebrate Graphing Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will learn about water quality indicators.
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...
Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Liquid Assets: Our Water Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lessons designed to show students how water quality, water pollution, and personal lifestyle are related. Lessons help students understand the importance of our water resources and water quality. Students will explore the nonpoint and...
Handout
Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Groundwater: Groundwater Basics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains in detail what groundwater is, why it is important, human activities that affect its quality and quantity, and things we can do to protect it.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: River Ecology

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this lesson plan learners are required to simulate activities that can affect a water source, such a river as it flows from one place to another within a community.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stream Consciousness

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
During this activity, students will learn how environmental engineers monitor water quality in resource use and design. They will employ environmental indicators to assess the water quality of a nearby stream. Students will make general...
Lesson Plan
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Slick Sea Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use this site to promote environmental awareness in your classroom with this lesson plan on the effects of oil spills on water habitats.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Oil Spill Cleanup

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This hands-on experiment will provide students with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup. Students will create their own oil spill, try different methods for cleaning it up, and then discuss the merits of...