Exploring Water
What impacts daily water? Who protects local water? How can humans conserve and protect the water?
Although Earth is about 71% water, only a fraction of that is freshwater that humans can access and use for daily living. When you turn on your faucet, it may seem like a simple act, but that water has gone through an adventure, from shifting forms in the water cycle to being filtered at the water treatment plant before making it to your home as clean, safe drinking water. This Exploring Water content will help you understand Earth's water systems and evaluate human interactions with water so that you can protect and conserve the water that all life depends upon.
Scroll down to explore the Exploring Water activities below.
Learn more about Exploring Water below:
Understanding Water:
Earth's Water Budget: Watch this video to understand where the water is on Earth and why.
Water Cycle Webquest: Read information and watch videos to learn about NASA missions to explore water.
Discover Water in Your Life: Watch videos and interact with Project WET's interactive tool teaching how water plays a role in your everyday life.
Every Drop Counts: Watch this video series to learn about why water is important right here in the Piedmont Triad.
Bodies of Freshwater:
Which River Basin do you live in? Use this interactive map to find out.
How River Basins Work: Use this interactive map to see what happens when it rains in your river basin.
Bodies of Salt Water:
Navy Ship Waste Disposal at Sea Use this interactive site "City at Sea" to learn more about how the Navy manages large amounts of waste materials onboard their ships.
Local Water Quality:
Discover your water: Use this interactive learning tool to explore the quality conditions of water in your local community, state, and nation.
How is the Water Changing?
Sea Level Rise Viewer: Use this interactive learning tool to see how NC sea levels are predicted to rise in the coming years.
Water-Related Green Jobs
Explore Water Careers: Use this guide to explore careers that relate to working with water and bodies of freshwater.
US Navy Environmental Careers: Check out the Stewards of the Sea program with the U.S. Navy to see what water-related green jobs exist in this sector.
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