Lesson Plans
For K-8 classrooms, science fairs, and the home
Water is one of our most precious natural resources. Today's young people are key to conserving and maintaining clean and abundant water supplies for tomorrow.
Aquarion has developed a broad educational program focusing on water science that can help students and the public at large understand this resource and how human activity affects its health. Offered at no charge, these materials encourage the understanding of water as an essential resource and the need for all of society to be careful stewards of our planet’s finite freshwater supply.
The Returning Raindrop
Are we drinking the same water that fell as rain when dinosaurs walked the Earth? How does water get into the clouds? Students will answer these questions and many more as they explore the water cycle. Build a terrarium for your class to watch the water cycle as it operates on a small scale of ground water, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration.
The Rain Gauge
Students make a rain gauge to use in classroom or at home observations to reinforce lessons on weather and the impact of statistics on our lives.
Filter in a Bottle
Build a small-scale water filter from a two-liter bottle. Students learn how a filter works, as well as the importance of filtering drinking water. This lesson explores problems caused by pollution and improper hazardous waste disposal as they relate to the environment and water treatment.
Water Connections
How many drops of water can you fit on the head of a penny? Can you make a paperclip float on water? Can you make a soap boat? Students investigate the properties of water molecules with these four activities.
Wandering Water
This lesson allows students to explore how objects can change the direction of water, how water follows the path of least resistance, and how waterways have influenced both geography and the growth of civilization.
A Drop in the Bucket
The Earth may look like Planet Water from space, but less than 1% of the water on Earth is available for us to drink. Students will begin to explore the relative scarcity of potable water and draw conclusions about the need for water conservation.
A Drip in Time Saves Nine
What happens if you don't repair a dripping faucet? Students learn how a small leak can add up to thousands of gallons of wasted water and why water conservation is so important.
Water Bingo
A classic game with a water conservation twist will reinforce lessons of saving and protecting water. There are two game versions included for grades K-3 and grades 4-8.
Water Conservation Wheels
Students create water conservation wheels to identify five different ways they can save water. Using a conservation fact sheet, students see how a permanent water shortage could change their lives.
Water, Water Everywhere
Students learn to value water as a precious resource. In a fun class activity involving water and sponges, students develop ways to conserve water.
Water for Life
A set of 8.5 x 11 posters that illustrate the key role water plays in human health and fitness.
Water Word Scramble
A short exercise for students to test their water vocabulary.
Cloud in a Bottle
Students learn how clouds are formed by creating their own in a bottle.
Glossary
An in-depth water terminology resource to help students understand the components of water-related lessons.
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