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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Ecosystem Services - Water Purification
Lesson Description:
This lesson was developed to highlight natural water purification as one of many services that healthy ecosystems provide for people. It covers types of water pollution, the watershed concept, and the problem of non-point source pollution. Students will research their own watershed and investigate natural water purification within it. The lesson is suitable for middle school. It is correlated to the benchmarks for science literacy and was created by science netlinks, a program of the american association for the advancement of science.
This lesson was developed to highlight natural water purification as one of many services that healthy ecosystems provide for people. It covers types of water pollution, the watershed concept, and the problem of non-point source pollution. Students will research their own watershed and investigate natural water purification within it. The lesson is suitable for middle school. It is correlated to the benchmarks for science literacy and was created by science netlinks, a program of the american association for the advancement of science.
Lesson Type:
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Water
GEF Program Category:
- Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
A day
A day
Standards Addressed:
5d interdependence of life #1
11a systems #1
11a systems #3
5d interdependence of life #1
- In any particular environmnet, the growth and survival of organisms depends on the physical conditions.
11a systems #1
- A system can include processes as well as things.
- Thinking about things as systems means looking for how every part related to others.
11a systems #3
- Any system is usually connected to other systems, both internally and externally.
Materials Needed:
- Computers and internet access
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
School or Group:
Science Netlinks
Science Netlinks
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Health
