1. Freshwater
Lesson 1-4

2. Freshwater
Lesson 1: Surface Water

3. Lesson Objectives

4. Source of Surface Water
1. Rivers 2. Streams 3. Lakes 4. Ponds 5. Wetlands 6. Glaciers 7. Oceans 8. Seas

5. Distribution of Surface Water
Lakes can flow into streams
Streams can flow into rivers
Small rivers can flow into large rivers
Large rivers can flow into the ocean

6. Breakdown

7. Uses for Surface Water Public Supply Rural Domestic and Livestock
Irrigation
Thermal Electric Power
Other Industry
Hydroelectric Power
Potential and Kinetic Energy

8. ***Why do you think it is important to protect your local watershed?
Watersheds
“An area of land to which all the precipitation that falls in that location drains, such as into a river or stream.”
Let’s label the following vocabulary words on the diagram above: Divide, Headwaters, Tributaries, Mouth, Channel, Floodplain, Precipitation, Infiltration
***Why do you think it is important to protect your local watershed?

9. Watersheds

10. Watersheds

11. Watersheds

12. Watersheds

14. Freshwater
Lesson 2: Groundwater

15. Lesson Objectives

16. Groundwater Cycle

17. Effects of Groundwater
1. Karst Topography Sink Holes 3. Hot Springs
4. Geysers Stalactites 6. Stalagmites

18. Conserving Resources

22. Freshwater
Lesson 3: Water Quality

24. Water Quality – Let’s talk vocabulary

25. Water Quality – Let’s talk vocabulary
Water quality - Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological components of a sample of water.
Pollutants -

26. Water Quality – Let’s talk vocabulary
Water quality - Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological components of a sample of water.
Pollutants - any substance that can potentially cause harm to living things
Animal Feces -

27. Water Quality – Let’s talk vocabulary
Water quality - Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, and biological components of a sample of water.
Pollutants - any substance that can potentially cause harm to living things
Animal Feces – the solid waste product of digestion produced by animals.

28. Two types of pollutants
Point source pollutants come from a known location, such as a factory or a garbage dump.
Nonpoint source pollutants come from a variety of sources at once. Nonpoint source pollutants are more difficult to identify and control.

34. Clean Water for All!
One-third of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water
Water Pollution Control Act of 1948, referred to as the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with enforcing the Clean Water Act
Water Quality Indicators

35. Water Quality Indicators
How clean is our water?
Turbidity
Fecal Coliform pH
Nitrates
Phosphates
Dissolved Oxygen

38. Lesson 4: Water Conservation
Freshwater
Lesson 4: Water Conservation

39. Lesson Objectives

40. Water Conservation
Protecting the quality & quantity of water available for use.

41. Kitchen

42. Kitchen

43. Pantry 85-130 gallons of water 100 gallons of water

44. Bathroom

45. Laundry Room
TRUE
FALSE

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