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- Students must have mastered the scientific method and basic science principles; the water cycle; basic numeracy; ability to make concrete abstract thinking as it relates to virtual water and water footprinting; ability to work with a small group or team.
serc.carleton.edu/teachearth/activities/236350.htmlLesson 1: Water Resources and Water Footprints (High School)
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The following are suggested lesson plans for water-related activities in the high school classroom: Interactive: EPA’s Interactive Water Treatment Cycle. Learn about the water treatment cycle and appropriate vocabulary words with this interactive poster. EPA’s Build Your Own Aquifer.
- Miniature Model Water Cycle. In the Make a Miniature Water Cycle Model activity, students make a model of the water cycle in a plastic bag and use it to explore how water moves in and out of the atmosphere in a cycle of precipitation, evaporation, and condensation.
- Model the Water Cycle. In the Make a Water Cycle Model lesson, students learn about the water cycle and investigate how this natural recycling system is powered by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity.
- Make a Cloud. In the Cumulus Maximus: Test WEATHER you can make your own cloud! activity, students explore cloud formation and the processes of vaporization and condensation by making a cloud in a jar.
- Harvesting Water from Fog. Fog is a kind of cloud that touches the ground. Like clouds that form higher in the atmosphere, fog contains moisture that has evaporated into the air and condensed.
Apr 23, 2020 · Three free, interactive high-school and undergraduate environmental science lessons help students learn about water footprints and water resources.
Students teach each other about four potential effects of water scarcity: poor health, increased hunger, perpetual poverty, and stunted education. "Handwashing Hang-Ups" explores the challenges of keeping hands clean and preventing diseases without running water.
- Water, Water Everywhere – Classic Water Distribution Lesson
- Almighty Aquifers – Humans Historic Use of The Ogallala Aquifer
- Meat of The Matter – Comparing Water Use in Different Food Proteins
- Code Blue: Endangered Oceans – The Human History of Earth’s Oceans
- Student-Made Videos on Water Resources
Let’s start with a classic water distribution activity:Water, Water Everywhere. This demonstration is easy to facilitate virtually so long as you have a webcam and some table space. Position yourself and five graduated cylinders in front of the webcam and divide up 1,000mL of water into containers representing the places water is found on Earth. Th...
This newly developed electronic board game, for use with the lesson Almighty Aquifers, mimics the aquifer depletion over time while simultaneously tracking water demand. In small groups, student take on the role of one of the eight states directly extracting water from the Ogallala Aquifer. The group first finds themselves in the year 1950 for the ...
Animal proteins have large, often hidden, environmental footprints, and the lesson Meat of the Matter lets students investigate and compare the “hidden” water usage among four types of protein. To start, download this electronic worksheet, built using Google Sheets and easily shared with students. Students will work in small groups on different tab...
Harness the power of your webcam by facilitating the interactive story Code Blue: Endangered Oceanslive on camera. The lesson plan is about the history of Earth’s oceans, and provides insight into the effect that a population of 7.8 billion has on natural resources and the difficulties of managing an international commodity. Prior to your class mee...
Can your students re-imagine large-scale irrigation of crops or how hydropower fits into the energy landscape? Do your students have an idea for stopping water contamination that puts public health at risk? Are your students curious why communities of color often have a harder time ensuring a safe drinking source and want to help? These investigati...
Mar 30, 2020 · Students explore how water footprints are an invaluable tool for identifying patterns of water use so that individuals, businesses, and even nations can more effectively manage their use of one of the most precious resources on Earth: water.
Feb 24, 2022 · Next year we’ll be teaching in a new middle-high school designed to encourage project-based learning (PBL). So, when given the opportunity to run a small PBL cohort this year, we thought: Why not give it a try?
