Curated OER
WATER HERE AND THERE
Introduce the topic of water conservation with a little drama. Dressed as snowflakes, hail stones, or rain drops class members dramatize the events in a narration of the water cycle. The series of lessons that follow focus on...
Curated OER
The Water Cycle - Main Components
Present the water cycle to your middle schoolers with this lesson. After an anticipatory set, they participate in a Q & A session about the terms associated with the water cycle: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and...
Curated OER
The River Ran Through It
Students identify the processes that shape our rivers and form our lakes. They participate in hands-on and multimedia activities as they discover and apply the river-cutting processes of water.
Curated OER
GIS: Mapping Watersheds of the Edwards Aquifer in Travis County
High schoolers manipulate existing GIS data to create and map a new layer of information that shows that watersheds in Travis County that are on top of Edwards Aquifer. They create and map that shows the watersheds in Travis County that...
Globe
The Globe Program: Discoveries at Willow Creek [Pdf]
Join Anita, Dennis and Simon as they take a field trip to Willow Creek. This visit to the creek is slightly different than their first encounter there--discover why by reading this interesting tale!
NOAA
Noaa: Nws: Office of Hydrologic Development
Has general hydrology information, hydrology research updates, and data from the National Remote Sensing Center. A good site discussing current information from the world of hydrology.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Mount Baker Volcano, Washington
Provides detailed information on Mount Baker as well as information on glaciers, hydrology, lakes and drainages and other points of interest.