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Blue Planet Water Environmental Center

A hands-on environmental education center which focuses on water and waste water treatment.

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  • EPA High School Environmental Center A resource page that provides a great deal of useful information for high school students studying or wishing to learn more about the environment and what they can do to help protect it. Major topics include air, waste and recycling, conservation, water, ecosystems, and health and safety.
  • Drink it Up? Gauge your drinking water and compare the results to those in other countries in this online collaborative project.
  • EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water Information about drinking water and how it is kept safe for the public. This site also includes a kids' section for K-12 that includes games, activities, and classroom experiments.
  • Drinking Water for Kids Classroom activities, games, and experiments about drinking water and the water cycle.
  • Lesson plan: Splish, splash: Water's journey to my glass This lesson will explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass.
  • Lesson plan: Observing the water cycle Initially, students will observe a demonstration of the water cycle and apply the information gained through the demonstration. Then students will measure and graph rainfall for two weeks.

Related pages

  • Intrigue of the Past: Teach your students about North Carolina's fascinating past. This edition contains lesson plans about the fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, as well as essays for the teacher with detailed information about four periods in North Carolina's ancient history.
  • Currituck Banks: One of the four North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserves, Currituck Banks operates as a living laboratory for research, education and management.
  • Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob: Visit the Learning Center at Lake Junaluska and participate in a scientific research program that focuses on the scientific method, air quality, or soil health.

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Located in Huntersville, the Blue Planet Environmental Center provides visitors information on the water cycle, the water you use in your home, water conservation, and treatment of waste water. Through interactive displays, videos, and computer programs, students can “learn about water’s journey through the environment and how our community uses and protects its water resources.”

Free tours of the facility are by appointment only and can be scheduled Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm. The maximum number of students on a tour is 35. For more information and to schedule a tour, call 704-621-0854 or send an e-mail to BPlanet@ci.charlotte.nc.us.