Course curriculum

  • 1

    Water on the Earth

    • Image of the Earth

    • Course Question 1 - Image of the Earth

    • Answer

    • Course Question 2 - Earth's Water

    • Answer

  • 2

    Salt and Fresh Water

    • Key Term - Salt Water

    • Key Term - Salt Water

    • Key Term - Fresh Water

    • Key Term - Fresh Water

    • Image - Pie Chart

    • Course Question 3 - Freshwater

    • Answer

    • Course Question 4 - Fresh Water for Human Use

    • Answer

    • Course Question 5 - Using Water Everyday

  • 3

    Fresh Water Sources

    • Talking Point - Fresh Water

    • Key Term - Surface Water

    • Key Term - Runoff

    • Key Term - Runoff

    • Course Question 6 - Surface Water

    • Course Question 7 - Water Runoff in a Storm

    • Possible Answers

  • 4

    The Water Cycle

    • Key Term - Groundwater

    • Key Term - Groundwater

    • Key Term - Aquifer

    • Key Term - Aquifer

    • Key Term - Water Cycle

    • Key Term - Water Cycle

    • Image - Water Cycle

    • Key Term - Precipitation

    • Key Term - Precipitation

    • Key Term - Evaporation

    • Key Term - Evaporation

    • Key Term - Transpiration

    • Key Term - Transpiration

    • Key Term - Condensation

    • Key Term - Condensation

  • 5

    Overland Flow

    • Key Term - Overland Flow

    • Key Term - Overland Flow

  • 6

    Is Water a Renewable or Nonrenewable Resource?

    • Course Question 8 - Is Water a Renewable Resource?

    • Talking Point - Water as a Resource

  • 7

    Activity: The Water Cycle

    • Directions for The Water Cycle Activity

    • Talking Point - The Water Cycle

  • 8

    Using Water

    • Course Question 9 - Uses for Water

    • Possible Answers

    • Graph Of Average Daily Water Use Per Person

    • Course Question 10 - Using the Most Water

    • Answer

    • Course Question 11 - Water Use in This Country

    • Answer

  • 9

    Activity: Individual Water Use

    • Directions for the Individual Water Use Activity + Question

    • Possible Answers

    • Course Question 12 - Water's Role in Our Food

    • Possible Answers

  • 10

    Irrigation

    • Key Term - Irrigation

    • Key Term - Irrigation

    • Image - Field Being Irrigated

    • Image - Cows Drinking Water

    • Course Question 13 - How Much Water Cows Drink

    • Answer

    • Image - Hamburger

    • Instructions for "How much water does it take to produce the food and drinks we consume?" Activity

    • Activity Question 1

    • Answer for Question 1

    • Activity Question 2

    • Answer for Question 2

    • Activity Question 3

    • Answer for Question 3

    • Course Question 14 - Water's Importance in Producing Food

  • 11

    Getting Water

    • Talking Point - Water for Industrial Purposes

    • Key Term - Hydropower

    • Key Term - Hydropower

    • Talking Point - Hydropower

    • Course Question 15 - Where Freshwater Comes From

    • Answers

    • Course Question 16 - Where Drinking Water Comes From

    • Answers

    • Talking Point - Getting Freshwater

    • Image - Aqueduct

  • 12

    Wastewater

    • Wastewater

    • Key Term - Wastewater

    • Key Term - Wastewater

    • Key Term - Sewage

    • Key Term - Sewage

    • Image - Wastewater Treatment Plant

    • Key Term - Wastewater Treatment Plant

    • Key Term - Wastewater Treatment Plant

    • Key Term - Stormwater

    • Key Term - Stormwater

    • Key Term - Stormwater Management

    • Key Term - Stormwater Management

    • Key Term - Water Management System

    • Key Term - Water Management System

  • 13

    Access to Water

    • Talking Point - Access to Water

    • Talking Point - Innovative Solutions

    • The Story of Bottled Water

    • Video Question 1

    • Possible Answers

    • Video Question 2

    • Possible Answers

    • Video Question 3

    • Possible Answers

    • Video Question 4

    • Possible Answers

  • 14

    Retrieving Water

    • Course Question 18 - Underground Freshwater

    • Answer + Talking Points

    • Image - Hydraulic Pumps + Talking Points

  • 15

    Flood Irrigation

    • Key Term - Flood Irrigation

    • Key Term - Flood Irrigation

    • Image - Field Being Irrigated

    • Image - Paved Surface vs. Unpaved Surface

    • Course Question 19 - Surfaces

    • Talking Point - Water Reaching the Ground

  • 16

    Human Activities

    • Talking Point - Soil Quality

    • Talking Point - Healthy Soil

    • Key Term - Water Pollution

    • Key Term - Water Pollution

    • Image - Contaminated Water

    • Course Question 20 - Pollutants Water Can Pick Up

    • Answer

    • Image - Gutter Filled with Trash

    • Course Question 21 - Pollutants in Your Community

    • Possible Answers

    • Talking Point - Chemicals

    • Talking Point - Bioaccumulation

    • UV Waterworks Brings Clean Water to Poor Regions

    • Video Questions

  • 17

    Bottled Water

    • Image - Cycle of Bottled Water

    • Is Bottled Water Better Than Tap?

    • Video Question

    • Answers + Talking Points

    • Activity - Tapped Out - Reflection Questions

  • 18

    Water Conservation

    • Talking Point - Solutions

    • Intro to "Water Conservation" Activity

    • Activity - Water Conservation: Home Water Use Survey - Questions

    • Activity - Discussion Questions

  • 19

    Retrofitting

    • Talking Point - Retrofitting

    • How to Conserve Water Indoors

    • Video Discussion Question

    • Answers

  • 20

    Reusing Water

    • Key Term - Drip Irrigation

    • Key Term - Drip Irrigation

    • Image - Drip Irrigation System Being Used

    • Global Easy Water Products Drip Irrigation Systems

    • Video Discussion Questions

    • Course Question 22 - Designing a Water-Efficient Home

    • Talking Point - Greywater

    • Key Term - Greywater

    • Key Term - Greywater

    • Image - Household Greywater System

    • Image - Greywater from Gutter Delivered to Plants

    • Installing a Simple Grey Water System

    • Video Questions

    • Talking Point - Greywater, Continued

  • 21

    Rain Water

    • Key Term - Rainwater Catchment System

    • Key Term - Rainwater Catchment System

    • Image - Rainwater from Gutter Deposited in Containers

    • Image - Suburban House with a Big Green Lawn + Talking Points

    • Key Term - Native Landscaping

    • Key Term - Native Landscaping

    • Image - Examples of Native Landscaping

    • Key Term - Edible Landscape

    • Key Term - Edible Landscape

    • Image - Edible Garden

  • 22

    Treating Wastewater + Living Machines

    • Talking Point - Treating Wastewater

    • Key Term - Ecological Wastewater Treatment

    • Key Term - Ecological Wastewater Treatment

    • Image - Series Of Tanks That Have Plants In Them

    • Dr. John Todd on Eco-Machines

    • Video Discussion Question 1

    • Answer

    • Video Discussion Question 2

    • Answer

    • Video Discussion Question 3

    • Answer

  • 23

    Green Jobs

    • Talking Point - Emerging Jobs

    • Instructions for Activity - "Identifying Professional Strengths and Weaknesses"

    • Examples of work-related strengths vs. non work-related strengths:

    • Examples of understandable weaknesses vs. weaknesses that will prevent you from getting a job

    • Professional Strengths and Weaknesses

    • Talking Point - Jobs Related to Water Conservation

    • Activity - Green Job Description Exercise

  • 24

    Green Jobs in the Sustainable Water Management Sector

    • Green Jobs in the Sustainable Water Management Sector: Plumber

    • Green Jobs in the Sustainable Water Management Sector: Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator

    • Green Jobs in the Sustainable Water Management Sector: Water Conservation Educator

    • Green Jobs in the Sustainable Water Management Sector: Greywater System Installer

  • 25

    Water Enterprise

    • Talking Point - Opportunities to Provide Green Services and Products

    • Instructions for "Water Enterprise" Activity

    • Water Enterprise Exercise - Questions

  • 26

    Water Module Reflection Questions

    • Intro to Reflection Questions

    • Reflection Questions

  • 27

    Water Module Quiz

    • Intro to Quiz

    • Quiz Questions

  • 28

    Application and Practice

    • Application and Practice