Water Watchers Guide for Middle School Students
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
MWRA's curriculum guide and activity book "Water Works" is appropriate for Middle School students.
The activities in Water Watchers help students to understand how their water systems work and the ways that their decisions affect local and global water supplies.
Parents, teachers, students and not-for-profit environmental educators are welcome to download Water Watchers free of charge.
For more information, please contact Meg Tabacsko, (617) 660-7975
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COVER AND INTRODUCTION
Teaching Water in Middle School
Teacher's Note: Using "Water Watchers"
Table of Contents |
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LESSON 1
How We Use Water
ACTIVITIES
Shower Math
Family Water Use
Community Water Use Mural |
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LESSON 2
How Water is Delivered
ACTIVITIES
Water Rates - Understanding a Water Bill
Water Bumper Sticker
Water Interview |
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LESSON 3
Reservoirs and Collecting Water
ACTIVITIES
Hydraulics - Size of Pipes
Hydraulics - Can Water Flow Uphill? |
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LESSON 4
The Water Cycle
ACTIVITIES
Wet History of Boston
The Quabbin Story
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LESSON 5
Taking Care of Water
ACTIVITIES
Watersheds
Parts per Million and Parts per Billion
Concentrations |
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LESSON 6
Taking Care of Water
ACTIVITIES
Contaminants in Water
Town Water Supply
Watershed Choices
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