Inspire the Next Generation!
The Awesome Aquifer Kit is a fun and educational groundwater kit with everything you need to build an aquifer model. Instructions and activity supplies are included to walk you through learning all about groundwater.
The kit is great for use in classrooms, at community events, at festivals or fairs, or any other educational setting. Both youth and adults love the hands-on nature of the activities!
Awesome Aquifer 360
The Groundwater Foundation has partnered with Oklahoma State University to turn their ultimate tool for groundwater demonstrations into a digital model. K-12 students across the nation can now access this fun and interactive model, entirely online. This virtual opportunity is called Awesome Aquifer 360. Learn more at https://okla.st/aa360.
Sponsor a Classroom Program
The Awesome Aquifer kit is a national science standards (NGSS) aligned model that helps students visualize how groundwater is stored in aquifers, the connection between surface water and groundwater, wells and how they work, porosity, and permeability, as well as pollution and remediation of groundwater.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we can provide selected classrooms with class sets of our physical Awesome Aquifer kit as well as access to the digital version (Awesome Aquifer 360).

About the Kit

Learn How to Use the Awesome Aquifer Kit
See how to use the kit to demonstrate a variety of groundwater concepts.
Lesson 1: Groundwater and Surface Water
Learn how to use the Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate groundwater basics, and groundwater’s connection to surface water.
Lesson 2: Pumping the Supply
Learn how to use the Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate how groundwater moves and wells are used to pump groundwater to the surface.
Lesson 3: Porosity
Learn how to use the Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate porosity.
Lesson 4: Permeability
Learn how to use the Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate permeability.
Lesson 5: Contamination Clues
Learn how to use your Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate how groundwater becomes polluted.
Lesson 6: Clean It Up
Learn how to use the Awesome Aquifer Kit to demonstrate groundwater contamination can be remediated.
Worksheets to Use with the Awesome Aquifer Kit
- Groundwater and Surface Water – Are They Related? (PDF)
- Pumping the Supply (PDF)
- Discovery Porosity (PDF)
- Explore the Permeability (PDF)
- Contamination Clues (PDF)
- Clean It Up (PDF)