Mathematics

Use environmental data and themes to help your students apply mathematics to real-world problems. Assign environmentally-themed math problems, analyze data such as population figures, land use statistics, and pollutant levels, use data to draw inferences about changes in population and natural resource consumption, and have students explain the impacts of their analysis. Use the search function to the right to explore other ways to use environmental data in your classroom.

Measuring Weather with Tools

In this National Geographic Education activity, students study how weather is measured. Students will learn about the different instruments used to measure weather, the various units of measure and predict what instruments might be useful to measure weather on other planets.

H2O Calc

This app for iPhone provides a quick and easy method of estimating household water usage. This can serve as a supplement to water use lessons.

Water Aflamed: Water Footprint Calculator

This free app for iPhone allows users to determine how much water their lifestyle requires, including the foods they consume. This can serve as a supplement to water use lessons.

Water Tracker

This app for Android phones allows users to retrieve current data like water level, temperature and stream flow from USGS servers for rivers, reservoirs, lakes and more. This can serve as a supplement to any water quality monitoring activity.

The Field Manual for Water Qualtiy Monitoring

This manual, developed by the Earth Force GREEN program, details nine water quality tests, as well as chapters on heavy metals testing, land use practices and computer networking.

Let the River Run Silver Again!

This award-winning environmental conservation success story features the participation of Maryland elementary school students in the USFWS National Fish Passages Program.

Water Footprint Calculator

The H2O Conserve Water Footprint Calculator helps determine personal and household water use, and in the process provides tips for conservation. This can serve as a supplement to water use lessons.

Estuaries.gov

Estuaries.gov helps educators bring the beauty and importance of estuaries into classrooms and educational programs. The site provides an avenue for students and teachers to learn about estuaries, research, and explore NOAA's "living laboratories" - the National Estuarine Research Reserves.

Down the Drain

This Internet-based collaborative project allows students to share and compare information about water usage with other students from around the country and the world, based on water use data collected in the household and at school.

Earth Force GREEN

The Global Rivers Environmental Education Network program (GREEN) provides opportunities for young people to learn more about the watersheds they live in and to use their findings to create lasting solutions for pressing water quality challenges.

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