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Framework
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Topic outline
Click the linked topics below for additional
resources
| Water Resources |
| 1. Characteristics of water on Earth |
a. Properties of water
b. Physical, chemical, biological aspects
(adaptations)
c. Distribution
d. Watersheds |
| 2. Surface water |
a. Fresh - lakes, streams and rivers, wetlands
b. Estuaries
c. Salt - oceans |
| 3. Groundwater |
a. Models
b. Aquifer
c. Artesian well
d. Water table
e. Zones - cone of depression, recharge,
saltwater intrusion |
| 4. Human use |
a. Historical use
b. Use sectors - agricultural, residential,
commercial (including fisheries),
municipal,
industrial
c. Demands and consumption |
| 5. Impacts of water use |
a. Shortages
b. Salinization
c. Pollution/contamination - point vs. non-
point
d. Erosion
e. Waste management
f. Storm water/flooding
g. Water diversion |
| 6. Sustainable use of water/solutions |
a. Conservation and preservation
b. Reduced use
c. Irrigation management
d. Water rationing |
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RESOURCES
| Surface water |
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North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research Data
(online data set)
Source:
Center for Limnology - UW-Madison
Web Site Link
Data on several Wisconsin lakes, some dating back to the 1850s,
including several physical and biological parameters. |
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Turbidity Tube (equipment)
Source:
Michigan Technological University
Instructions (PDF)
You can make inexpensive turbidity
tubes to use for aquatic sampling with your students. Turbidity
is a measure of the cloudiness of water. It is an important
water quality parameter in drinking water provision and
treatment. The document has background information on turbidity
science and instructions with images. |
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Wonderful, Wacky, Water Critters (ID book)
Source: UW-Extension and Wisconsin DNR
Print a copy
Request a
copy from your county extension office
Small ID booklet
for identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates. |
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