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Contaminants in the Water Cycle

Lesson Description:
Students will:
  • Describe the water cycle.
  • Answer questions about the EPA's list of water contaminants.
  • Sketch fictitious towns showing the water cycle, contaminants and their sources, and the health effects of these contaminants.
  • Write paragraphs recommending where a citizen's group should focus its energies to improve their town's water quality.
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Ecosystems
  • Water
GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
Two to three hours
Standards Addressed:
  • Connections to the Curriculum:
    • Geography
    • Earth Science
  • Connections to the National Geography Standards:
    • Standard 7: "The physical processes that shape the patterns of earth's surface"
    • Standard 14: "How human actions modify the physical environment" 
  • Geographic Skills:
    • Acquiring geographic information
    • Organizing geographic information
    • Answering geographic questions
    • Analyzing geographic information
Materials Needed:
  • Computer with internet access
  • Drawing materials
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of National Geographic
School or Group:
National Geographic
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Notes:
Http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g912/tgsouhegan.html
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