Lesson Plans

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Lesson 1: Groundwater Basics

Lesson 2: The Water Cycle

Introduction

WATCH: Intro video for grades K-3 (external link)

WATCH: Intro video for grades 4-8 (external link)

WATCH: Intro video for middle/high school (external link)

SING: Water cycle song (external link)

READ: All about the water cycle

Worksheets/Excercises

Word Search

Coloring Sheet

Water Cycle Paper Craft

How much water do you use every day?

Activities

EXPLORE: Water Scavenger Hunt

WATCH: Water Cycle Bracelets demonstration

CREATE: Water Cycle Bracelets

DISCOVER: How Much Water is There?

EXPERIMENT: Clean Water Challenge

Additional Resources

PRODUCT: Water Cycle Bookmark

Lesson 3: Aquifer

Introduction

WATCH: Intro video (external link)

READ: All about an aquifer

Worksheets/Excercises

Wet Word Search

Aquifer coloring sheet

Groundwater coloring sheet

Activities

BUILD: An Aquifer Model with the Awesome Aquifer Kit

WATCH: Aquifer in a Cup demonstration

BUILD: Aquifer in a Cup

ENJOY: Edible Aquifer

Additional Resources

WATCH: What is an Aquifer video for middle/high school (external link)

READ: Even More About Aquifers (external link)

Lesson 4: Pollution

Introduction

READ: About groundwater contamination

WATCH: Video about groundwater contamination (external link)

READ about potential threats to groundwater:

Worksheets/Excercises

Contamination Crossword

Sources of Contamination Coloring Sheet

Activities

EXPERIMENT: Clean Water Challenge

WATCH: Clean Water Challenge Demonstration