LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere.

Objective 3.02

Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including:

  • Water distribution on earth.
  • Local river basin.
  • Local water availability.

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Lesson plans on the web

Contaminants in the water cycle
In this Xpeditions lesson, students review the water cycle and investigate how a region's water supply can become contaminated. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Ecosystem Services - Water Purification
This lesson teaches students the importance of healthy ecosystems by investigating the example of natural water purification. Students will learn how ecosystems remove pollution from the water and how much it costs humans to do this artificially once ecosystems are no longer healthy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Rivers: Lifelines of the land
This Xpeditions lesson introduces students to river ecology and addresses the societal and environmental impacts associated with dams and their construction. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Water, water everywhere
In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine differences in the availability of fresh drinking water around the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
When natural hazards become human disasters
In this Xpeditions lesson, students gain a better understanding of natural events and consider the dangers that natural hazards and natural disasters pose to humans. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Why is oceanography important?
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about some of the important discoveries that oceanographers have made and some areas that they are investigating. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provider: National Geographic