Groundwater Education for Secondary Students

For grades 7-10, this school program teaches junior high and high school students about groundwater and the prevention, reduction and elimination of groundwater pollution. The 52-page teacher’s booklet contains lesson plans, lectures, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, games and assessment activities. Each lesson has clearly defined objectives and complete teacher instructions, and is coordinated with the California State Department of Education’s Frameworks for Science, Math and Social Science. Student lab and worksheet pages, overhead masters and teacher instructions can be easily duplicated year after year so there are no annual replacement costs. The lessons are designed to teach students the following concepts: What is groundwater? What is an aquifer? The relationship between ground and surface water. How water is discharged and recharged in an aquifer. The importance of conserving groundwater. How to protect aquifers and groundwater from pollution. The Water Wonder Workout game inside is a fun way for students to learn about groundwater, water quality issues and how their activities can affect drinking water quality. The game can be duplicated. Groundwater Education for Secondary Students is packaged with the California Groundwater Map.