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Teacher Resources: Lesson Plans

Water Lesson Plans

Sixth through Eighth Grade

Region Codes: PA = Pennsylvania; ENA = Eastern North America; NA = North America
Note: North America includes Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico

Title
Grades
Keywords
Region
Properties of Water with a Splash of Color
4-6
dissolve, absorb, transparent, dense, polar, cohesive forces, adhesion, watercolor, wash, medium, values
NA
To Protect Your Streams, Protect Your Mountains
5-7
watershed, erosion, nonpoint, pollution
NA
How Much Do I Know about Water?
6
transparent, absorb, universal solvent, solvent, dense, polar, adhesion, cohesive forces
NA
Water: Read All about It!
6
environment, current issues, newspapers, headlines
NA
Water, Water Everywhere!
6-8
water cycle, hydrology, precipitation, surface water, runoff, infiltrate, groundwater, aquifer, transpiration, evaporation, elevation, watershed
NA
Wetlands in a Pan
6-8
wetlands, water, water quality, wildlife
NA
Fish Fact Rummy
7
habitat, spawning, aquatic, predators, carnivore, headwaters
PA
The Water Cycle
7-8
water cycle, clouds, precipitation
NA
Water Quality
7-8
water quality, water testing, data collection
NA
Ground Surfaces and Infiltration
7-9
infiltration, water, permeability
NA
Identifying Macroinvertebrates
7-9
macroinvertebrates, dichotomous key
NA
Leaf Pack Study
7-9
macroinvertebrates, biotic index, water quality, habitats, stream community
NA
Simulating the Effects of Biodegradable Wastes on Dissolved Oxygen
7-9
biodegradable wastes, dissolved oxygen, microbes
NA
Earth Water Distribution and Water Consumption
7-12
Freshwater, Saltwater, Groundwater, Glacier Water Consumption, Direct Water Consumption
NA
Life in a Forest Stream
8
invertebrate, vertebrate, seine net, electroshock, microscopic, metamorphosis, larva, nymph, etc.
PA
Speed of a Forest Stream
8
slope, velocity, aeration, erosion, sedimentation
NA
Pennsylvania Watersheds
8-9
watersheds, Pennsylvania watersheds, forest benefits
PA

 

 


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