Investigate a Watershed Decision
LessonTrace how an upstream land-use decision can affect water quantity and quality downstream.
Grade 8 science unit
Watersheds and Water Sustainability
Explore water distribution, watersheds, quality, scarcity, climate effects, and water management.
Visual model
See how the ideas connect
Describe Earth's water distribution and circulation
Use watershed thinking
Connect quality scarcity and management decisions
Watersheds and Water Sustainability
Science unit
What you will learn
- Describe Earth's water distribution and circulation
- Use watershed thinking
- Connect quality scarcity and management decisions
Your learning path
Watersheds and Water Sustainability lessons
Work through these lessons in order so each idea builds on the one before it.