Chapter 12: Fresh Water
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Chapter 12 NotesThese slides were presented in class via the Near Pod app for iPad with embedded videos and checkpoint quizzes. The presentation available here is simply the content slides of the presentation. The video below is a segment from Discovery Education's Earth The Water Planet video.
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NASA - In The ZoneEarths oceans are wide reaching and teeming with life. One microscopic aquatic organism plays a major role in making life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. Under certain conditions, excessive phytoplankton growth can result in an area known as a dead zone. Dead zones form when big blooms of phytoplankton at the surface trigger large quantities of organic matter, which then sink to the bottom. Bacteria break down the organic material, releasing carbon dioxide but absorbing oxygen as they work. Most marine organisms need oxygen for survival and dead zones prove fatal for many aquatic species. This short web video features dynamic animations, science data visualizations, and interview excerpts with a NASA oceanographer to explore this fascinating marine phenomenon.
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The Hydrologic CycleDownloaded from Teachers' Domain, http://www.teachersdomain.org.
©2006 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. Adapted from Hydrologic Cycle by NASA's Observatorium. This media asset was adapted from the Hydrologic Cycle by NASA's Observatorium. All materials from NASA's Observatorium. ©2006 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. Adapted from Hydrologic Cycle by NASA's Observatorium. Teachers' Domain Collection funded by National Science Foundation |
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Bell LIVE! has an online game that illustrates the concept of watershed. It's a great way to illustrate what happens when water cycles. Click on the icon to the left to begin.
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