Water Science · Grade 12

These materials teach earth science, chemistry, biology, and physics through water systems, from the water cycle to treatment chemistry.

56 materials written for this grade · refine by type, topic, or standard in the catalog

Grade 12 Debate kit

Reconnecting the Ardsley Floodplain or Raising the Levee

A grade 12 science debate on whether a fictional levee district should set its levee back to reconnect a floodplain or raise the existing embankment in place.

Science 2 sessions, ~100 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Lesson plan

Turnover and Intake Depth at Calderhurst Reservoir

A 60-minute grade 12 lesson using a calorimeter mixing investigation and energy balance to explain reservoir stratification and choose an intake blend.

Science 60 min Answer key

Grade 12 Project

Road Salt and the Chloride Pulse in Havering Creek

A seven-session grade 12 field investigation measuring conductivity above and below salted roads, then evaluating a fictional town's winter salting practice.

Science 7 sessions, ~350 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Classroom activity

Surface Tension, Foam, and PFAS at Ninebark Lake

A grade 12 four-station rotation comparing bulk properties of water and alcohol, then using surfactant behavior to explain why lake foam concentrates PFAS.

Science 55 min Answer key

Grade 12 Writing prompt

Rennick Creek: Channel Change and Late-Summer Flow

A grade 12 scientific argument prompt in which students weigh channel incision against irrigation withdrawal as the cause of a fictional creek's summer flow loss.

Science 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Lesson plan

The Freshwater Lens Under Selvey Point

A 55-minute grade 12 lesson building a spreadsheet model of a barrier island's freshwater lens and testing which withdrawal rates keep seawater below the well screen.

Science 55 min Answer key

Grade 12 Reading passage

Sinking Ground in the Sowerby Valley

A grade 12 science passage and data table on how groundwater pumping compacts clay layers, sinks the land surface, and reshapes farming in a fictional valley.

Science 40 min Answer key

Grade 12 Debate kit

Stannard Weir: Removal or a Fish Passage Retrofit

A grade 12 science debate on whether a fictional river authority should remove an aging weir or retrofit it for fish passage, with two-sided ecological evidence.

Science 2 sessions, ~100 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Writing prompt

Shifting Snowmelt Timing in the Verdigan Basin

A grade 12 explanatory writing prompt using model output from a fictional mountain basin to explain why earlier snowmelt shrinks summer streamflow.

Science 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Worksheet

Bexmoor Lead Sampling: The 90th Percentile Rule

A grade 12 statistics worksheet computing the median, mean, range, and the Lead and Copper Rule 90th percentile from a fictional utility's ten tap samples.

Science 40 min Answer key

Grade 12 Worksheet

Nitrification Stoichiometry and Alkalinity at Cawdry

A grade 12 science worksheet deriving oxygen demand and alkalinity destruction per gram of nitrogen from a balanced equation, then applying both to a plant's daily load.

Science 45 min Answer key

Grade 12 Lesson plan

Granular Activated Carbon for PFAS at Fenwick Wells

A grade 12 science lesson where students size granular activated carbon treatment for a fictional PFAS-affected wellfield and evaluate ways to extend the carbon's life.

Science 55 min Answer key

Grade 12 Reading passage

Earth's Water Budget and Residence Time

A grade 12 science reading passage on how Earth's water is distributed and how residence time explains why slow reservoirs like deep groundwater are hard to protect.

Science 40 min Answer key