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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WATER HERE AND THERE

For Teachers K - 2nd
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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Water Cycle - Main Components

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The River Ran Through It

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

GIS: Mapping Watersheds of the Edwards Aquifer in Travis County

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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eBook
Globe

The Globe Program: Discoveries at Willow Creek [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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!
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Nws: Office of Hydrologic Development

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Mount Baker Volcano, Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed information on Mount Baker as well as information on glaciers, hydrology, lakes and drainages and other points of interest.