CURRICULA

Project Goals

Part I: What is an Aquifer? (pdf - 383KB)

• Maine and Glacial Geology
• New Hampshire Geology
• New York Geology
• Surficial Geology of Rhode Island
• Resources for the Geology of Vermont
• Surficial Geology of Massachusetts: Cape Cod Region
• Surficial Geology of Connecticut: Surficial Geology from the Hudson Valley to the Massachusetts Coast

Part II: Helpful Lesson Plans

Lesson One: What is an Aquifer (pdf - 144 KB)
Lesson Two: Nitrates (NO₃ ^-2) (pdf - 167 KB)
Lesson Three: pH (Alkalinity) (pdf - 99 KB)
Lesson Four: Chloride (Cl^-) (pdf - 37 KB)
Lesson Five: Conductivity (pdf - 49 KB)
Lesson Six: Turbidity & Clarity (surface water only) (pdf - 68 KB)
Lesson Seven: Dissolved Oxygen ~D.O. (pdf - 109 KB)
Lesson Eight: Sampling and Lab Procedures for Water Chemistry (pdf - 62 KB)
Lesson Nine: GIS and Map Interpolation (pdf - 141 KB)
Lesson Ten: Excel and Quantification (pdf - 337 KB)

Part III: Standards

Applicable Maine Learning Results (other states to follow) (pdf - 82 KB)
Applicable National Science Standards (pdf - 115 KB)

Forms:

Pre-Visit Forms

• EPA quick reference of noticeable problems (pdf - 56 KB)
• Pre-visit sampling procedure form (pdf - 102 KB)
• Pre-visit Survey Sheet (pdf - 75 KB)

Other forms

• GET WET! Drinking Water Survey Sheet (pdf - 74 KB)
• Classroom Sampling Sheet (pdf - 51 KB)
• Additional Resources for Water Education in Alternative Settings
• GET WET! Program Evaluation (pdf - 67 KB)
• GET WET! Classroom Set-up (pdf - 168 KB)
• GET WET! Excel Set-up Sheet (Excel - 19 KB)
• GET WET! Photo Permission Form (pdf - 40 KB)

Signs

• Chloride
• Conductivity
• Hardness
• Nitrates
• pH
• Total Iron

Testing Directions

• Chloride Test
• Conductivity Test
• Hardness Test
• Iron Test
• Nitrate Test
• pH Test

Presentations:

• Pre-visit Presentation (pdf - 1678 KB)
• Post-visit Presentation (pdf - 327 KB)
• Where do we get drinking water? (pdf - 421 KB)

Download full Curricula Guide (pdf - 1436 KB)