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Is the climate changing over time? You may have heard different opinions about climate change. In the past few years,…
Climate Change – Vol. 14 No. 1
Is the climate changing over time? You may have heard different opinions about climate change. In the past few years, most scientists have agreed on at least one thing about...
Test your knowledge on contamination, floodplains, and watersheds.
Crossword – Freshwater
Test your knowledge on contamination, floodplains, and watersheds.
If the temperature of a stream rises too high, the animals that live in the stream may find it difficult…
Did They Make the Gradient? Climate and Stream Temperatures Now and Into the Future
If the temperature of a stream rises too high, the animals that live in the stream may find it difficult to survive. Big changes in a stream’s daytime temperature as...
After reading the Freshwater edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge of the issue with this eyeChallenge. Explain what each…
eyeChallenge – Freshwater
After reading the Freshwater edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge of the issue with this eyeChallenge. Explain what each of the images from the journal represents. Students may write...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What can you learn from data about gage height and streamflow…
FACTivity – Caribbean Cruise
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What can you learn from data about gage height and streamflow for a stream for an extended period of time? You...
In this FACTivity, you will answer the following question: Does the movement of water affect its temperature?
FACTivity – Did They Make the Gradient?
In this FACTivity, you will answer the following question: Does the movement of water affect its temperature?
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How much precipitation falls over a month’s time at my school…
FACTivity – Flow Down
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How much precipitation falls over a month’s time at my school (or where I live)? This FACTivity also includes an extension...
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: Which land cover surface best protects water quality and why? Materials:…
FACTivity – Green Means Clean
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: Which land cover surface best protects water quality and why? Materials: 3 paint roller pans 1 shovel 3/4 cup liquid kitchen...
You learned in this article that flooding can provide a service to the toads living along the Rio Grande in…
FACTivity – Toad-ally Awesome
You learned in this article that flooding can provide a service to the toads living along the Rio Grande in New Mexico. When flooding occurs in the spring, wet areas...
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: How much water is transpired by a tree during daylight hours?
FACTivity – Woolly Bully
In this FACTivity, you will answer the question: How much water is transpired by a tree during daylight hours?
The scientists in this study wanted to figure out how forest management, climate change, and streamflow interact. First, the scientists…
Flow Down! Can Managing Forests Help Maintain Water Supplies in the Face of Climate Change?
The scientists in this study wanted to figure out how forest management, climate change, and streamflow interact. First, the scientists wanted to identify if forest management could affect streamflow. Second,...
Watch a 43-minute video taped live at Grand Lake, Colorado, featuring questions from students and answers by Carl Chambers, a…
Fresh Water LIVE from Colorado
Watch a 43-minute video taped live at Grand Lake, Colorado, featuring questions from students and answers by Carl Chambers, a U.S. Forest Service hydrologist, and Bob Raynolds, a geologist with...
