Although school is coming to an end this year, Great Lakes Now offers a comprehensive set of middle school lesson plans that could be used at home or for early planning for the fall! The collection is divided into two sets plus a virtual field trip. Collection 1 – Exploration of the Great Lakes – […]
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The USGS Active Groundwater Network
The United State Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a database of approximately 850,000 wells across the Nation. As a part of this effort, some 18,000 wells have water level and well information measured and aggregated into a media friendly GIF or GIS file known as the “Active Groundwater Level Network.” (Wells in the network have been […]
Learning at Home #4: Pollution
Learn about potential threats to groundwater contamination in Lesson 4 of the Groundwater Foundation’s online resources: Pollution. This lesson explores the concepts of Nitrates Pharmaceuticals and personal care products Improperly managed on-site wastewater treatment systems Overuse and depletion PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – a group of chemicals that have been used in a wide […]
Learning at Home #3: Aquifers
In Lesson 3 of the Groundwater Foundation’s free learning resources, take a deep dive into aquifers, the feature that provides drinking water to millions of people around the world. Videos for this lesson include an introduction as well as an aquifer demonstration video. After finishing a couple of the exercises or coloring pages, create and […]
Learning at Home #2: The Water Cycle
Now that you’ve got the basics of groundwater down, its time to learn about the water cycle – the constant move of water in the environment. Water is always on the move. From the time the earth was formed, it has been endlessly circulating through the hydrologic cycle. Groundwater is an important part of this continuous […]
Learning at Home #1: Groundwater Basics
In the first lesson of The Groundwater Foundation’s new (free) online resources for parents and teachers, the basic fundamentals of Groundwater are explored. This lesson contains an animated intro video “What is groundwater?” as well as plenty background information to read from the Groundwater Foundation website. Along with the coloring sheets and word searches that […]