Water Quantity
Nebraska sits atop the largest aquifer in the United States, but most of northeast Nebraska does not sit on it! Find out about the aquifers where we get our groundwater. Examine aquifers and the importance of groundwater conservation by creating an aquifer, and observing an aquifer model demonstration.
Water Quality & Flow Model- H2Oh No!
Explore the importance of water quality and its impacts on human health. Activities include: using colorimeters to test the levels of nitrates in water samples, point and non point source contamination, and an aquifer contamination model.
Enviroscape
See firsthand the outcomes of point and non-point contamination. Enviroscape is an interactive 3-D model that illustrates residential, recreational, agricultural, industrial, and transportation areas - all representing possible sources of water pollution in the environment.
We All Use Water
We each use water every day. Some uses of water are direct, such as a farmer watering his or her plants to grow food or when people wash, bathe, or cook. Indirect water uses may not be as obvious. Students will be able to explain the difference between direct and indirect water use and how they are connected.
Know Your Well Project
Educates students about the importance of water quality in the community. Students are able to connect the community by collecting, testing, and analyzing the results of water samples from private domestic wells. This is a long term project great for 9th through 12th grade FFA Chapters or science classes.
Project WET: Water Education Materials
Project Wet is dedicated to solving the critical environmental challenges by teaching the world about water. It provides hands-on, science based water education resources to all ages. These resources encourage responsible environmental stewardship and promote meaningful action to address environmental challenges, climate change, social justice, and sustainability.
NeRAIN Program
NeRAIN is a program designed to get citizens involved with monitoring weather across the state. Information is updated daily and then is sent off to an international database for precipitation and weather events. The data provides important daily decision-making information. Rain gauges are provided for daily readings by the class.
