Grade 10 Lesson plan
Halvern's Sewer Overflow Consent Decree: A Grade 10 Policy Lesson
A grade 10 civics lesson comparing a storage tunnel with green infrastructure as the fictional city of Halvern negotiates a sewer overflow consent decree.
Water Social Studies & Civics · Grade 10
These materials cover water policy, geography, economics, and history, including how rate hearings work, how rivers shape settlement, and how communities govern a shared resource.
42 materials written for this grade · refine by type, topic, or standard in the catalog
Grade 10 Quiz & test questions
Water Governance and Utility Finance in Ingram: A Quiz
A grade 10 quiz on who acts when a city's water system fails, using the fictional city of Ingram to test governance, funding, and policy evaluation.
Grade 10 Lesson plan
A Dry-Year Water Lease in the Loxley Basin: A Grade 10 Lesson
A grade 10 lesson where students analyze a dry-year water lease between the city of Loxley and basin farmers, tracing incentives, payments, and trade-offs.
Grade 10 Debate kit
Ludlow's PFAS Upgrade: Raising Rates Now or Waiting for Settlements
A grade 10 debate kit on whether the fictional Ludlow Water District should raise rates now for PFAS treatment or wait for manufacturer settlement money.
Grade 10 Worksheet
Ralston's Question 3 Water Bond: A Grade 10 Ballot Worksheet
A grade 10 worksheet on a fictional ballot question asking Ralston voters to approve a $48 million water bond, with debt service and affordability math.
Grade 10 Classroom activity
The Stallworth Boil-Water Drill: A Crisis Communication Exercise
A grade 10 role-play exercise in which agency teams manage a main break and boil-water advisory in fictional Stallworth, from first alert to all-clear.
Grade 10 Writing prompt
A Water Bill Assistance Fund for Tresland: An Argument Prompt
A grade 10 argument prompt on a fictional state bill adding a small surcharge to every water bill to fund assistance for low-income households.
Grade 10 Writing prompt
Should Ambrose City Meter Every Home? An Argument Prompt
A grade 10 argument prompt where students take a position on whether a fictional city should install water meters on every home, using conservation and cost evidence.
Grade 10 Worksheet
Calumet vs. Deering: Comparing Two States' Lead Pipe Rules
A grade 10 worksheet comparing two fictional states' lead service line replacement plans against the federal timeline, with pace calculations and policy evaluation.
Grade 10 Reading passage
Sharing the Colorado River: How Seven States Divide One Basin
A grade 10 passage on how seven states, Mexico, and tribes govern the shrinking Colorado River, showing the challenge of sharing water across borders.
Grade 10 Lesson plan
Public, Private, or Cooperative? Comparing Water Utility Ownership
A grade 10 lesson comparing three fictional utilities to show how public, investor-owned, and cooperative ownership change who a water system answers to.
Grade 10 Classroom activity
Rate Hearing Role-Play: The Rockvale Water Board Decides
A grade 10 role-play in which students take stakeholder roles at a fictional town's water rate hearing, deliver testimony, and vote on a proposed increase.
Grade 10 Reading passage
How the Safe Drinking Water Act Shares Power Among Governments
A grade 10 informational passage explaining how the Safe Drinking Water Act divides authority among federal, state, and local governments, with comprehension questions.
Grade 10 Worksheet
Who Decides Along the Tanner River? A Watershed Governance Map
A grade 10 worksheet using a written map of a fictional river to trace how state borders and jurisdiction decide who governs each choice in a shared watershed.
Grade 10 Lesson plan
Who Regulates the Tap? Three Levels of Government and Safe Water
A grade 10 civics lesson in which students sort drinking-water responsibilities among the federal EPA, a state agency, and a local utility to map how oversight is shared.
Grade 10 Lesson plan
Flat, Tiered, or Budget-Based? Comparing Water Rate Structures
A grade 10 lesson where students compute a household bill under three rate designs for the fictional town of Verde Junction and judge which best rewards conservation.
Grade 10 Worksheet
Where the Rate Dollar Goes: A Weller Falls Water Budget Worksheet
A grade 10 worksheet where students read a fictional city water budget, compute each category's dollars, and judge a proposed shift toward pipe repair.
Grade 10 Debate kit
Mandatory Nutrient-Management Plans for Farms: A Grade 10 Debate Kit
A grade 10 debate kit on whether a state should require farms in a fictional watershed to adopt mandatory nutrient-management plans, with two-sided policy evidence.