Students understand the concept of a scientific model and how it relates to climate change.  For this obsesrvation and gathering data lesson students design a trial and error model using PowerPoint. 

Students research and map the Colorado River and its dams and predict the effects of a dam on an area. They suggest reasons a dam would be built and compare the Colorado River system with other major river systems within the US and...

Students work together to design a service learning activity for their community that would benefit the Tijuana estuary. Using the internet, they research the elements of a service learning project and plan their's accordingly. They...

In this unit of lessons, students examine the Chesapeake Bay area. Students learn what lives here and how humans are affecting the area.

Students do various activities and research on the history of Colorado water rights and local ditches and evaluate current situations in terms of water rights, water sources, ditches,as well as how different groups have been affected by...

Young scholars use topographic maps to identify parts of rivers. In addition, they discover gradient and predict changes in the channels caused by variations in water flow. Other activities include sketching a river model with a new...

In this social studies worksheet, students learn the geography of the Valley of Virginia (Shenandoah Valley) by reading the information and using the word bank of place names to label a detailed map.

Students engage in an activity that demonstrates whether something is alive or not.  In this physiology lesson students divide into groups and sort cards into categories. 

Students study conservation and how different communication styles used by different conservationists. In this conservation lesson plan students obtain information on a cartoon or a few quotes from a conservationist and are ask to...

Students have trout in their classroom and complete journaling, checklists, temperature checking, and ammonia level recording. In this trout lesson plan, take weekly observation records of their trout.

Students participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.

Students study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.

Students comprehend how tides can impact shoreline plant communities through the study of a freshwater tidal marsh. They use actual tidal data to show that tidal ranges differ among geographic locations, even those relatively close...

Eighth graders study sediment and the factors that effect its distribution.  In this sediment study lesson students complete a lab activity on sediment distribution. 

Students investigate the Governor's Kansas Water Initiative. Students study rivers, cities and reservoirs and how their location effects the importance of their water quality issues.

Pupils examine water data for up to a month and perform tests on the samples.

Sixth graders invite members of their community to a celebration in which they present information about what they have gathered during the Aqua Pure project. Using art, they unveil their projects to the community and extend their thanks...

Students research and investigate invasive species, with specific focus on the exotic plant Phargmites australis and its impact on Piermont Marsh near the community of Piermont, New York.

Students are able to tell the difference between brackish and salt water. They also are able to distinguish water qualities specific to each type of water. Students answer various questions about all types of water.

Students understnad the importance of keeping our rivers and streams pollution free by remembering the major rivers of northeast Kansas. The see how the rivers contain particles of every substance that drains into them.

High schoolers watch video clips of ecosystems and answer questions relating to them.

Students explore conductivity and productivity in aquatic systems.

Pupils read an article about a pressing public policy issue. Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author. In groups, they analyze...