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grade levels: 9-12view Idaho achievement standards for this lesson
Groundwater
Resources
suggested
grade levels: 9-12
view Idaho
achievement standards for this lesson
Objectives:
1. Students will understand
how important groundwater is.
2. Students will learn where groundwater comes from.
Procedure:
To get there: Click on Atlas Home, mouse-over Hydrology, then click on Groundwater
Resources. Read through the pages and answer the following questions (see
handout sample). Encourage students to click on the links so they can see the
pictures. For a printable pdf handout that your students can use for this exercise,
click below.
Handouts/Activities:
These are links to access
the handouts and printable materials.
hydr3ho.pdf
| hydr3AK.pdf
| Groundwater
Resources
Handout
Sample:
All of us rely on underground water for our everyday needs. Groundwater is the
largest single source of freshwater on our planet. By doing this activity, you
will become much more familiar with where groundwater comes from and realize
how important it is in our lives. Use what you know and the Digital Atlas to
complete the following worksheet.
Part
A:
1. What is groundwater?
2. Approximately what percentage of usable water
comes from groundwater?
3. What is a geothermal spring? How can humans
use a geothermal spring?
Part B: Use the following in a sentence; make sure the sentence
reflects the meaning of the word.
Permeability
Porous
Related
Lesson Topics:
Hydrology: Hydrology Topics