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Water Resources
Lesson Title
A Watery Planet
p. 112
p. 113
p. 114, 115
p. 122, 123
Groundwater
p. 124, 125
p. 128, 129
Experiments
You'll use the following:
two clear glasses - lid or saran wrap for one of them
ice cubes and water
fresh leaves
a non-porous table top or other surface, like formica
1. Have students verify that the both glasses are dry, inside and out, and that the
table top you will set them on is dry.
Fill one glass nearly full with ice cubes and water, and set it on the
non-porous
surface.
Have students discuss for a few moments what they think might
happen to
the outside of the glass and the area around its base.
After enough time has elapsed, lift glass and have students check the
table top. Moisture should have appeared. (condensation)
Empty glass and let it sit. Later check it and let students verify that it
is
now dry, but you didn't actually dry it. The air did! (evaporation)
Where was water in the state of gas, before the water appeared on
the table top? (water vapor in the air)
3. Do second experiment by putting leaves into the second glass and covering
the glass.
Tell students they are going to do a worksheet, and while they are
working on it they should look from time to time at the second glass
and see what is happening.
Eventually the second glass will start fogging up. Discuss with class.
A Watery
Planet
Your Name
___________________________________________
Today's Date
__________________________________________
PRE-STUDY - Use the words below to correctly complete the following sentences.
vapor
three
water
ice
warm
____________________.
gas - When it's very __________________ , water changes from a liquid to a gas
and
Can there be water in rocks and the soil we walk on? _______________
3.
4.
5. What would happen if people, animals, and plants could not get water?
___________________
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8. ____________________ and seas have a salinity (salt content) of 3.5%, too _____________
to drink.
Label each picture with the state of water that it represents - solid, liquid, or gas.
Fresh Water
on Earth
Your Name
___________________________________________
Today's Date
__________________________________________
Write the two reasons that only 1% of earth's water is available for humans to use.
Second, ______________________________________________________________________
6.
7.
Forcing water through a thin membrane (like a nylon cloth) to filter out the salt is
called __________________________________.
Matching Self-quiz
Draw a line from the term to the phrase that best describes it.
When you're sure all your answers are correct, write the letter
of the correct answer in the space provided.
_____ vapor
_____ ice
_____ desalinate
_____ distillation
_____ clouds
to the ocean
_____ runoff
_____ fresh water
fresh water
Rivers and
Reservoirs
Your Name
___________________________________________
Today's Date
__________________________________________
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Solution
Problem 2 - Rain mostly falls in California
between October and April, so we need
to store water.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Solution
Problem 3 - People need many sources of
electricity.
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B. Look at the diagram at the bottom of those pages; fill in the blanks with words that
best complete the
following sentences.
1. In the illustrated man-made system, what is the source (the beginning place) of the
water people
will use? _________________________________________
2. Our homes, industries, and farms get water through a special system of channels,
pipelines,
and tunnels, which is called an ___________________________________.
3. Some farms also get water for irrigation by digging or drilling a
________________________.
4.
Judging from the picture, the source of most of the water in the river is probably the
6.
b. __________________________ aqueducts
c. __________________________ runoff
e. __________________________ dams
systems
f. __________________________ irrigation
Groundwater
Your Name
___________________________________________
Today's Date
__________________________________________
Cause
Effect
They pump
_______________ (sink).
___________________water
up to the _____________________.
Cleaning
Waste Water
Your Name
___________________________________________
Today's Date
__________________________________________
At which two steps in the cleaning process, are solid materials removed from the
sewage water? ______________________________ and _________________________________
2. If you walked near a sewage treatment plant, even if you couldn't see the plant,
how might
you know it was there anyway?
_____________________________________________________
3. What is the last step in the cleaning process?
__________________________________________
4. What is there about the water supply that makes recycling water so important?
___________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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Conserving Water
Page 136
5. What is one way to use water wisely in irrigation?
______________________________________
7. What is another name for recycling water?
_____________________________________________
6. How is reclaimed water frequently used?
______________________________________________
Word Search - In the word search below find the following terms:
aqueduct
desalination
ground water
water reclamation
precipitation
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