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Read a Water Meter and Water Bill

In this lesson from WET in the City's Water Watchers Guide, students learn how to read a water meter and water bill to get an overview of their school's total water consumption and the cost of that water. They monitor the water meter twice a day for two weeks, which helps them develop an idea of water consumption patterns.

Water Quality Monitoring

This lesson plan was developed by LaMotte Company for high schools. It prepares students to set up a monitoring program at a local water source and collect and analyze data, allowing them to draw conclusions about the quality of the water.

Modeling Water Quality

In this lesson, students review and compare water quality data from two lakes in order to determine which is cleaner. They then must use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to study the watersheds of both lakes to understand the factors that influence the water quality in each.

Water Conservation and Dietary Connections

In this lesson, students calculate total and average daily water consumption including both direct and indirect uses. They compare and contrast their water use with other students and represent their data graphically.

Water Filtration Challenge Educator Guide

In this hands-on and inquiry-based unit, students are challenged to design and build a water filtration device using commonly available materials. Students must test and measure the performance of their device and analyze the data collected, mirroring the process used by scientists and engineers at NASA.

Graphic Data and Analyzing Trends in Water Quality

In this lesson adapted from a Project Wet guide, students learn how to identify and monitor a watershed, using topographic maps and water quality data sets.

What Happened to the Water? Designing Ways to Get and Clean Water

In this activity, students are given different scenarios about the water needs of communities and families. Using the engineering design process, they develop methods for utilizing and cleaning water sources.

The Dirty Water Project

In this activity, developed by the University of Colorado at Boulder, students investigate different methods of removing pollutants from water. They also design and build their own water filters.

Fix a Leak Week Learning Resources

The Fix a Leak Week Learning Resources, developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Sense program, are a set of activities designed for students in grades 3-5 to help them learn about water supplies and the importance of saving water.

A Day in the Life of a Drop

This set of activities, produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Sense program, was designed to help students in grades 3-5 understand the connections between the source of the water they use and the ways their water use habits affect the environment and human health.

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