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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
| Impacts of water use |
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Hidden Life of Bottled Water (online
article)
Source:
Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club
Article Link
Article about the issues related to bottled water. |
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Water Quality and Measuing the Health of Aquatic
Ecosystems (activity)
Source:
Craig Kohn,
Waterford Union High School
Resource
(PDF)
This handout provides background on point and non-point
source pollution, biomaginification, eutrophocation, using
microinvertebrates for biotic index, and qualities of water that
can be sampled. A set of review questions is also included |
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Water Taste Test (activity)
Source:
Kathy
Cady, Winneconne School District
Activity (MS Word)
Students taste test bottled water and tap water. They compare
the cost, taste, and environmental impact of bottled vs tap
water. |
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