Standard Course of Study :: Science

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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