The K-12 Water Science activities, lessons, and resources enable student-led inquiry. Learners develop technical investigative expertise and conceptual understanding of the topics of watershed dynamics, water quality, and water resources.
Understand how varying volumes and velocities of water erode, transport, and deposit Earth materials and shape Earth’s surface at different spatial scales.
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Students will learn the order and functions of riffles, runs, pools, and riparian zones.
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By building watershed models, students identify urban land use and agricultural point and nonpoint source pollution.
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Using lab equipment, students will be able to determine the health of a stream by finding its biological oxygen demand (BOD).
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Through a stream discovery, students will be able to determine the water quality of a local waterway by the macroinvertebrates living in it.
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Students will assess impact to water quality by measuring turbidity and determine possible sources of total suspended solids.
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Use chemical tests to assess water quality and identify contaminants.
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Students gain an understanding of Beaver Water District’s drinking water treatment process.
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Students will Identify which substances or combination of substances best filter polluted storm runoff.
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Analyze a proposed development near a creek, investigate alternatives, & present proposal option(s) to the group.
View LessonPlay from our educational online water games to test your water knowledge and learn how land use affects water quality.
Online Games
Watch our custom water education videos to learn about the water treatment process and where your tap water comes from.
Watch VideosTake our virtual drinking water plant tour to learn what water professionals do to ensure you have safe, clean drinking water for health and quality of life.
