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Lesson Plans

Foundations Collection

Middle and High School

Civics, Science, Human Geography

Mapping My Watershed Address

If I knew my watershed
address as well as I know my street address, what systemic improvements would I design for my community?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects

Our Classroom Climate Action Plan

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how can we meet academic standards in the context of advancing our city’s Climate Action Plan? Could our report card be linked to our City’s report card?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects

Impact Project Design

How can I apply my academic knowledge and skills to design a project that would have an actual impact, measurably improving sustainable conditions at home, school, or in my community?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects

Engaging Stakeholders

If I design an impact project to improve the sustainable conditions of my home, school, or community, who are all the other stakeholders?

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Foundations

Water Systems Collection

Middle and High School

Language Arts, Civics, Social Studies, Science

Imagine a Day Without Water

If we continue to take water for granted and something happens to the infrastructure that supports water supply, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management, how would we respond?

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Middle and High School

Social Studies, Science, Math, School Green Teams

Home Water Conservation Audit

What are the systemic implications of me and my family conserving water in our home or apartment?

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9th Grade, 10th Grade

Science, Biology

Why Do Orcas Need Snow?

How will our Puget Sound population of orcas be affected by the projected impacts of climate change and what actions can we take to mitigate these impacts?

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Middle School

Earth Science

Harvesting Rainwater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle, what are the issues and opportunities related to harvesting rainwater from the roof design of the buildings where we live, go to school, or shop?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects, Resource

Puzzling Phenomena for Water Systems

What are some entry point inquiries into Water Systems thinking? How do we connect them to our local communities?

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Middle and High School

Language Arts, Social Studies, Science

What if Drought is the New Normal?

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how will we adapt to an increase in annual drought conditions, some of them extreme?

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8th Grade

Language Arts

Sci-Fi to Cli-Fi

How can I apply the elements of great science fiction writing to describe a vivid future of how humans are managing water resources right here in my bioregion? Is this future utopian or dystopian, and how did we get there? How can I share my writing in a way that inspires people to use water resources sustainably?

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Middle School

Physical Science

Wastewater Engineering Context for Teaching Properties of Matter

What can we do to make sure that our wastewater is not harmful to Puget Sound?

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Middle and High School

Human Geography, Local History, Engineering

Coolest Graph Ever on the History and Future of Water Conservation

If the human population in our region continues to expand but our water supply is limited and climate change is altering our local water cycle what do we need to do?

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Middle and High School

Earth Science, Geography, Language Arts, Social Studies

EARTHQUAKE! What Happens When Our Water Infrastructure Breaks?

When a major earthquake occurs in our region, what might happen to our water systems infrastructure and how do we prepare before, during, and after?

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Middle School

Physical Science

Reclaiming Wastewater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, what are the issues and opportunities related to reclaiming water from the wastewater treatment process?

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Water Systems
Snowpack lessons

Snowpack Collection

Middle and High School

All Subjects, Resource

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Snowpack List of Lesson Inquiries

What are some entry points into Snowpack Data Analysis through various curriculum lenses?

Middle and High School

All Subjects

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Snowpack 103 - How Water Managers use Data to Make Decisions

How do scientists, water resource managers, and policymakers use SNOTEL data to make timely decisions that affect multiple stakeholders in our current water year as well as decades into our future?

9th Grade, 10th Grade

Science, Biology

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Why Do Orcas Need Snow?

How will our Puget Sound population of orcas be affected by the projected impacts of climate change and what actions can we take to mitigate these impacts?

Middle School

Physical Science

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Reclaiming Wastewater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, what are the issues and opportunities related to reclaiming water from the wastewater treatment process?

Middle and High School

All Subjects

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Snowpack 101 - It's Personal

With our snowpack shrinking, and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, what impacts will I personally experience? How are low income and communities of color experiencing these changes? What’s my role?

Middle and High School

All Subjects

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Our Classroom Climate Action Plan

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how can we meet academic standards in the context of advancing our city’s Climate Action Plan? Could our report card be linked to our City’s report card?

8th Grade

Language Arts, Social Studies

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Climate Crisis is a $26 Trillion Economic Opportunity

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, are there economic opportunities we could be taking advantage of?

Middle School

Earth Science

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Harvesting Rainwater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle, what are the issues and opportunities related to harvesting rainwater from the roof design of the buildings where we live, go to school, or shop?

Middle and High School

All Subjects

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Snowpack 102 - How to Analyze SNOTEL Data

To effectively manage our local water supply, it is critical for us to understand changes in the timing and depth of the snowpack in our mountains. How can we get precise measurements on a regular basis?

8th Grade

Language Arts

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Nonfiction Reading on Our Shrinking Snowpack

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle, how are nonfiction writers communicating the science, the impacts, and the solutions to climate change in our bioregion?

Middle and High School

Language Arts, Social Studies, Science

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What if Drought is the New Normal?

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how will we adapt to an increase in annual drought conditions, some of them extreme?

By Academic Subject

All Subjects

Middle and High School

All Subjects, Resource

Snowpack List of Lesson Inquiries

What are some entry points into Snowpack Data Analysis through various curriculum lenses?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects

Our Classroom Climate Action Plan

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how can we meet academic standards in the context of advancing our city’s Climate Action Plan? Could our report card be linked to our City’s report card?

Button

Middle and High School

All Subjects

Snowpack 102 - How to Analyze SNOTEL Data

To effectively manage our local water supply, it is critical for us to understand changes in the timing and depth of the snowpack in our mountains. How can we get precise measurements on a regular basis?

Button

Middle and High School

All Subjects

Engaging Stakeholders

If I design an impact project to improve the sustainable conditions of my home, school, or community, who are all the other stakeholders?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects, Resource

Puzzling Phenomena for Water Systems

What are some entry point inquiries into Water Systems thinking? How do we connect them to our local communities?

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Middle and High School

All Subjects

Snowpack 103 - How Water Managers use Data to Make Decisions

How do scientists, water resource managers, and policymakers use SNOTEL data to make timely decisions that affect multiple stakeholders in our current water year as well as decades into our future?

Button

Middle and High School

All Subjects

Impact Project Design

How can I apply my academic knowledge and skills to design a project that would have an actual impact, measurably improving sustainable conditions at home, school, or in my community?

Button

Middle and High School

All Subjects

Snowpack 101 - It's Personal

With our snowpack shrinking, and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, what impacts will I personally experience? How are low income and communities of color experiencing these changes? What’s my role?

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Science

Middle and High School

Civics, Science, Human Geography

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Mapping My Watershed Address

If I knew my watershed
address as well as I know my street address, what systemic improvements would I design for my community?

Middle and High School

Earth Science, Geography, Language Arts, Social Studies

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EARTHQUAKE! What Happens When Our Water Infrastructure Breaks?

When a major earthquake occurs in our region, what might happen to our water systems infrastructure and how do we prepare before, during, and after?

Middle and High School

Language Arts, Social Studies, Science

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What if Drought is the New Normal?

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how will we adapt to an increase in annual drought conditions, some of them extreme?

Middle and High School

Social Studies, Science, Math, School Green Teams

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Home Water Conservation Audit

What are the systemic implications of me and my family conserving water in our home or apartment?

9th Grade, 10th Grade

Science, Biology

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Why Do Orcas Need Snow?

How will our Puget Sound population of orcas be affected by the projected impacts of climate change and what actions can we take to mitigate these impacts?

Middle School

Physical Science

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Reclaiming Wastewater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, what are the issues and opportunities related to reclaiming water from the wastewater treatment process?

Middle School

Physical Science

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Wastewater Engineering Context for Teaching Properties of Matter

What can we do to make sure that our wastewater is not harmful to Puget Sound?

Middle and High School

Language Arts, Civics, Social Studies, Science

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Imagine a Day Without Water

If we continue to take water for granted and something happens to the infrastructure that supports water supply, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management, how would we respond?

Middle School

Earth Science

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Harvesting Rainwater for Water Supply

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle, what are the issues and opportunities related to harvesting rainwater from the roof design of the buildings where we live, go to school, or shop?

Social Studies

Middle and High School

Social Studies, Science, Math, School Green Teams

Home Water Conservation Audit

What are the systemic implications of me and my family conserving water in our home or apartment?

Button

Middle and High School

Language Arts, Social Studies, Science

What if Drought is the New Normal?

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, how will we adapt to an increase in annual drought conditions, some of them extreme?

Button

Middle and High School

Earth Science, Geography, Language Arts, Social Studies

EARTHQUAKE! What Happens When Our Water Infrastructure Breaks?

When a major earthquake occurs in our region, what might happen to our water systems infrastructure and how do we prepare before, during, and after?

Button

8th Grade

Language Arts, Social Studies

Climate Crisis is a $26 Trillion Economic Opportunity

With a shrinking snowpack and big changes coming in the seasonal patterns of our water cycle due to climate change, are there economic opportunities we could be taking advantage of?

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Middle and High School

Language Arts, Civics, Social Studies, Science

Imagine a Day Without Water

If we continue to take water for granted and something happens to the infrastructure that supports water supply, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management, how would we respond?

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