Browse natural resources Resources

Browse natural resources Resources

Rain Gauge Design Challenge

Students building rain gauges
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Satellites, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
measurement, natural resources, rain gauge, design
Summary: 
Use recyclable plastic bottles to build an instrument that could be used to measure rain.

Freshwater Availability Speaker's Toolkit

Freshwater Availability Speaker's Toolkit
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Water & Life, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
natural resources, drought
Summary: 
This Speaker ToolKit has been designed to allow presenters (scientists, engineers, etc.) to easily present to an elementary and/or middle school audience about the importance of freshwater availability.

Water Conservation

Illustration of conserving water
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
natural resources, conservation
Summary: 
This lesson helps students think about ways humans use freshwater and how we can conserve this natural resource.