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Suggested lesson plans and activities for water-related learning in the seventh and eighth grade classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Downloadable lesson packages \u2014 PowerPoints, handouts, and worksheets ready to go.<\/p>\n
Enough activities for an entire lesson on water use, including documenting household water consumption.<\/p>\n
A fun activity about dehydration and the health importance of water, done both in the classroom and at home.<\/p>\n
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Clickable diagrams at three levels. The Advanced level<\/a> is ideal for grades 7\u20138. Available in 35+ languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Interactive 8-step walkthrough covering pre-treatment, primary\/secondary treatment, disinfection, discharge, digestion, biosolids, and cogeneration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A 2-minute video from PBS explaining how runoff carries materials through watersheds into rivers and how smaller watersheds connect to larger ones. NGSS-aligned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learn how water is filtered, then follow step-by-step instructions to build your own water filter. Downloadable PDF for grades 4\u20138.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Step-by-step instructions for building a physical aquifer model. Learn what aquifers are, how they work, and why they’re important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Printable matching game \u2014 match everyday activities with the amount of water they use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Printable card game \u2014 one team reads the answer, the other must choose the correct question. Test your water knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Search for water source vocabulary words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Help the children get to the clean water faucet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Find vocabulary words from The Water Project’s Water Challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Free printable crossword with water cycle vocabulary and answer key.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Six common water-wasting mistakes presented with humor. Learn about conservation and pollution prevention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 10 fun facts \u2014 from how old Earth’s water is to how much your brain is water (75%) to how much a household uses per day (50 gal\/person).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 45 facts covering physical properties, body composition, and production requirements (e.g., 120 gallons for one egg, 62,600 gallons for a ton of steel).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A web-based scavenger hunt about Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Watersheds. Available in elementary and middle school versions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Each poster includes educational activities. High-res images and PDFs, color and B&W, select topics in Spanish. All free and public domain.<\/strong><\/p>\n View All USGS Posters \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each activity includes educational lessons, vocabulary words, and hands-on instructions. Curriculum materials courtesy of the Water Environment Federation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Learn about wastewater and wastewater treatment with this science tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learn about water-related careers by interviewing people who work in the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learn about the history and formation of rivers in your area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Develop math skills while calculating volumes of groundwater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Increase your knowledge about groundwater systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learn about groundwater and the water table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Learn the relationship between groundwater and surface water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Create an aquifer and use the model to demonstrate well placement and groundwater contamination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Relate concepts from physics to hydraulic heads used in groundwater flow control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Create a model depicting how groundwater becomes contaminated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWord Games<\/h3>\n
Fact Sheets & Quizzes<\/h3>\n
Bulletin Board Ideas<\/h3>\n
USGS Water Education Posters<\/h4>\n
Classroom Activities<\/h3>\n