In this lesson, students learn about the water cycle and how climate change impacts its patterns.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students contemplate their relationship with water and observe a demonstration to determine if shifting climates may affect the water cycle.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students explore an interactive diagram about the water cycle.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students watch a video and complete a series of questions in their student journals.

This course, which "examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of water resources, "is designed to raise student awareness of the state of freshwater resources globally and the need for more effective water governance. It builds on several case studies of transboundary water conflicts in different parts of the world while also helping students develop the negotiation and mediation skills they will need to resolve water disputes.

SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students learn about watersheds, how human activities impact watersheds, and what communities can do to keep the watershed healthy.

SCIENTIST NOTES: This lesson allows students to learn about watersheds, their spatial distribution, and the role they play in improving water quality. Students will also learn about ways of protecting their local watersheds from pollution and other harmful human activities. The materials, maps, and activities embedded in the lesson were thoroughly reviewed, and this lesson has passed our science credibility process.

POSITIVES:
-This lesson provides opportunities for social-emotional check-ins so that students can recognize and understand their feelings as they learn about human-caused problems in watersheds.
-Students will work effectively in small groups.
-Students will feel empowered as they learn how to protect their local watershed and educate others about the importance of keeping the watershed healthy.

ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES:
-Students should be familiar with the water cycle. The following resources can help students who are unfamiliar with the topic:
-Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle by Emily Kate Moon
-Coloring Page: The Water Cycle
-Students should be able to read a map.
-Teacher will need to gather the following items for each small group for the two Crumpled Paper Watershed activities:
-2 sheets of blank paper
-1 spray bottle filled with water
-A black, brown, red, and blue water-soluble marker

DIFFERENTIATION:
-Students can work on the two Crumpled Paper Watershed activities in mixed-ability groups, pairs, or individually.
-You can tailor the written response activity in the Inspire section to suit students’ needs. For example, stronger writers can be tasked with including three or more terms from the glossary in their response.
-In this lesson, students are required to share their written responses with their local watershed council. You can change how students share their written responses. Further, you can require that students share their responses in more than one way (e.g., watershed council, social media post, newspaper article, etc.)

In this lesson, students learn about watersheds, how human activities impact watersheds, and what communities can do to keep the watershed healthy.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students think about how they use water in their everyday life and the important role that their local watershed plays in their community.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students complete two hands-on activities to understand how watersheds work and the impact that human activities have on watersheds.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students write a poem, short story, or letter about the importance of watershed health and share it with their local watershed council.

SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students learn about the importance of water to Indigenous Peoples and the need to protect water today.

SCIENTIST NOTES: This lesson allows students to brainstorm ways to support Indigenous Peoples in protecting their waterways. The Indigenous Peoples of Oregon have been living with nature from inception, and this lesson suggests sustainable ways humans can live in harmony with nature. All the maps, images, videos and supporting materials embedded in the lesson are well-sourced. This lesson is recommended for teaching.

POSITIVES:
-This lesson focuses on historical and current injustices faced by Indigenous Peoples.
-This lesson offers students an opportunity to creatively brainstorm ways to protect waterways in the Willamette Valley.
-Students may experience sketchnotes for the first time.

ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES:
-It is necessary to acquire We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom before the lesson. You can check your school library or local library to borrow a copy of the book.
-Students should add to their sketchnotes throughout the Investigate section. It may be necessary to prompt students intermittently to add to their sketchnotes as they transition from one part of the lesson to another.

DIFFERENTIATION:
-Allow students the choice to complete their sketchnotes on paper or on a device.
-Students are encourage to share their One-Pagers in ways that fit their learning style the best.

In this lesson, students learn about the importance of water to Indigenous Peoples and the need to protect water today.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students describe their personal experiences with local waterways.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students investigate the importance of water to the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, reflect on the need to live in reciprocity with rivers, and explore ways to be water protectors.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a One-Pager to demonstrate their learning and explain how they can ally with the Indigenous Peoples of Oregon to protect local waterways.

This portal, published by the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (IFAS) Extension, offers a selection of links to information about water management issues. There is a 'Beginner's Guide to Water Management', which provides a basic introduction to the terminology and concepts used in water management. Other links access information on management in coastal waters, the impact of climate change on water resources, the use of stormwater as an alternative supply, wastewater management, and many others.

This subject is concerned with quantitative methods for analyzing large-scale water resource problems. Topics covered include the design and management of facilities for river basin development, flood control, water supply, groundwater remediation, and other activities related to water resources. Simulation models and optimization methods are often used to support analyses of water resource problems. In this subject we will be constructing simulation models with the MATLAB® programming language and solving numerical optimization problems with the GAMS optimization package.

This Climate Justice Storyline includes four lessons which support middle school students (grades 6-8) in exploring issues of water scarcity and access to clean water.

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a water treatment plant and learn how water from a local reservoir is turned into drinking water.

An interactive data visualization map of the USGS data of water usage from 2015 of the USA and US territories.

This simulation from the National Center for Atmospheric Research portrays annual patterns in water vapor and precipitation across the globe, illustrating general circulation patterns as well as seasonal and regional variation.

This is a short NASA video on the water cycle. The video shows the importance of the water cycle to nearly every natural process on Earth and illustrates how tightly coupled the water cycle is to climate.

This classroom demonstration illustrates the amount of water stored in various parts of the Earth system in a straightforward manner. Students estimate the proportions of water in the oceans, icecaps and glaciers, groundwater, freshwater lakes, inland seas, soil moisture, atmosphere, and rivers. Then they fill beakers with the actual proportion and discuss what elements of the activity were surprising to them. Information on flash floods and flood preparedness and safety are included.

Water is a natural resource that is vital for human survival and health, although only a tiny fraction of the Earth's supply is available to humans and terrestrial animals. In this unit we look at threats, such as pollution, to water's capacity to support life around the world.

This course deals with the principles of infrastructure planning in developing countries, with a focus on appropriate and sustainable technologies for water and sanitation. It also incorporates technical, socio-cultural, public health, and economic factors into the planning and design of water and sanitation systems. Upon completion, students will be able to plan simple, yet reliable, water supply and sanitation systems for developing countries that are compatible with local customs and available human and material resources. Graduate / Professional and upper division students from any department who are interested in international development at the grassroots level are encouraged to participate in this interdisciplinary subject. Acknowledgment This course was jointly developed by Earthea Nance and Susan Murcott in Spring 2006.

This course is an overview of engineering approaches to protecting water quality with an emphasis on fundamental principals. Theory and conceptual design of systems for treating municipal wastewater and drinking water are discussed, as well as reactor theory, process kinetics, and models. Physical, chemical, and biological processes are presented, including sedimentation, filtration, biological treatment, disinfection, and sludge processing. Finally, there is discussion of engineered and natural processes for wastewater treatment.

Property owners in New Jersey can check their vulnerability to sea level rise and storm surge using an interactive mapping tool—the NJ Flood Mapper. Here's how one restaurant owner used results from the tool in his long-term planning.

When you live in wet and cold climates, survival becomes dependent upon how dry you can be. Ancestors and elders have passed on clothes-making traditions. Our host Dr. Lee Francis IV of Laguna Pueblo discusses ancient traditions involved in the making of waterproof clothing.

This course is designed to address the interlocked problems of unwillingness to confront the dimensions of the environmental crisis and the feelings of helplessness and despair that often accompany perceiving the gravity of the situation.

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