Lesson 1: Groundwater Basics
Introduction
WATCH: Intro video (external link)
READ: All about groundwater
Worksheets/Excercises
Activities
Additional Resources
Lesson 2: The Water Cycle
Worksheets/Excercises
Activities
EXPLORE: Water Scavenger Hunt
WATCH: Water Cycle Bracelets demonstration
CREATE: Water Cycle Bracelets
DISCOVER: How Much Water is There?
EXPERIMENT: Clean Water Challenge
Additional Resources
PRODUCT: Water Cycle Bookmark
DISCOVER: Frannie the Fish did a deep-dive into the water cycle in a 9-part blog series.
Lesson 3: Aquifer
Introduction
WATCH: Intro video (external link)
READ: All about an aquifer
Worksheets/Excercises
Activities
BUILD: An Aquifer Model with the Awesome Aquifer Kit
WATCH: Aquifer in a Cup demonstration
BUILD: Aquifer in a Cup
ENJOY: Edible Aquifer
Additional Resources
WATCH: What is an Aquifer video for middle/high school (external link)
READ: More About Aquifers (for grades 5-8; external link)
READ: Even More About Aquifers (external link)
DIG DEEPER: The Water Table and Aquifers (external link)
DISCOVER: Frannie the Fish did a deep-dive into learning about groundwater with the Awesome Aquifer Kit.
Lesson 4: Pollution
Introduction
READ: About groundwater contamination
WATCH: Video about groundwater contamination (external link)
READ about potential threats to groundwater:
Worksheets/Excercises
Activities
EXPERIMENT: Clean Water Challenge
WATCH: Clean Water Challenge Demonstration
THINK: How Can I Protect Groundwater?
EXPERIMENT: Contamination on the Move
LEARN: Contamination Clues
Additional Resources
READ: The Story of Frannie the Fish
TELL OTHERS: The Story of Frannie the Fish
COLOR: Frannie the Fish
DISCOVER: Frannie the Fish’s Downstream Adventures
