Introduction Activities

• Why Water? (40K)
• Personal Water Use Survey - Preparing the students to think about conservation methods (16K).
• Sand and Surf - An activity demonstrating the earth is 70% water (82K).
• All the Water in the World - Demonstration illustrating how much of the planet's water is available for human use (31K).
• What's Water Made Of? - Activity showing the water molecule, properties and states (33K).
• Water Cycle Game - Students act out the water cycle (707K).
• Water Use Internet Sites - Use the internet to gain more knowledge of water (19K).
• Common Water - Demonstrates various water users in a community (106K).
• Water Works - A web of water use and dependence of users (12K).

Watershed Activities:

• Watershed Words - A short vocabulary review (7K).
• Focus on Watersheds - Using a contour map and hike to comprehend a watershed (17K).
• Mapping Your Watershed - Investigate a topographical map (23K).
• How Much Water is in my Backyard - Internet investigation of local water (26K).
• How Good is the Water in my Backyard - Internet investigation of the health of your watershed (24K).
• Runoff Race - A demonstration of runoff of various landscapes (27K).
• Color Me a Watershed - Using historical data to relate vegetation to the watershed (177K).
• Where are you in the Watershed? - How local water use affects a larger area (13K).

Groundwater Activities:

• Getting the Groundwater Picture - Demonstration of how water moves through the ground (18K).
• Soil Layers and Groundwater - Demonstration of how various soil types affect groundwater recharge (46K).
• The Water Race - Demonstration of the difference in permeability and porosity (22K).
• Groundwater Internet Sites - Use the internet to answer groundwater questions (12K).
• Thirsty Plants - Demonstration of how transpiration effects groundwater (34K).
• Changing Groundwater Levels - Demonstration of how rock layers and wells effect groundwater (19K).
• Design A Septic Tank - Use the internet to design an environmentally sound septic system (15K).

Cave and Karst Activities:

• Limestone in the World - A geographical view of limestone caves (28K).
• What is Limestone - Understanding how limestone forms (35K).
• Making Carbonic Acid - Demonstration of carbonic acid formation (35K).
• Make A Cave - Demonstration of cave formation (25K).
• Where Does the Water Go? - How water travels through the bedrock in cracks (17K).
• Build A Maze Cave - Activity making a complex cave system (27K).
• Dripping Crystals - A demonstration of speleothem formation (25K).
• Internet Sites Related to Caves and Karst - Use the internet to answer cave questions (15K).
• Pollution and Caves - Demonstration of point and non-point pollution and its effects (15K).
• Lost River Village - Problem solving activity of impacts of water quality (87K).

Pollution Activities:

• Water Pollution Quiz - Testing students' knowledge about pollution (15K).
• Dye Tracing - Demonstration of how water can be traced underground (130K).
• Mysterious Polluter - Demonstrating point and non-point pollution. (17K).
• Water Filtration in Karst Areas - How water filters into the ground in various land types (29K).
• Reaching Your Limits - Demonstration of water quality and water treatment (27K).
• Is It Safe? - Activity showing water quality and pollution in drinking water (21K).
• Contamination - Students actively try to remove pollutants from a glass of water (11K).

Wrap Up Activities:

• Speleo-Concentration - A memory activity to review concepts about caves (903K).
• Water Jeopardy - A review of hydrology concepts in Jeopardy format (149K).
• Pass the Jug - Demonstration of historical and current water rights systems (52K).
• Super Bowl Surge - Demonstration of water treatment issues (123K).
• Put It Back Together - A look at the challenges of restoring a damaged ecosystem (34K).
• Hot Water - Debate about water issues (30K).
• Plan A Community - Activity to pull knowledge from all sections to plan a safe and balanced community (18K).

Vocabulary

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• Introduction
• Watershed
• Groundwater
• Cave & Karst
• Pollution
• Wrap Up