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 Math problem set

Highmarsh Reservoir Water Budget and Days of Supply

A grade 12 science problem set on a fictional reservoir: students move between acre-feet, gallons, and MGD to find net drawdown and how many days of supply remain.

Science 45 min Answer key

Grade 12 Lab / experiment

Thermal Plume Mixing at the Kelverne Station Outfall

A grade 12 science lab in which students mix warm and cool water at three ratios, predict each final temperature with an energy balance, and test the prediction.

Science 55 min Answer key

Grade 12 Math problem set

Kingsley Cove Brackish RO: Recovery and Mass Balance

A grade 12 problem set on a fictional reverse-osmosis plant, finding recovery, salt rejection, a brine mass balance, concentration factor, and daily treatment energy.

Science 50 min Answer key

Grade 12 Project

Aquifer Storage and Recovery for the Lattimore Basin

A grade 12 science capstone in which students test whether winter surplus water can be stored underground, then defend a recommendation to a fictional agency board.

Science 6 sessions, ~330 min total Answer key

Grade 12 Lesson plan

Darcy's Law and the Merrifield Aquifer

A 50-minute grade 12 lesson using Darcy's law to compute groundwater flow, seepage velocity, and contaminant travel time for a fictional town's confined aquifer.

Science 50 min Answer key

Grade 12 Math problem set

Primary Clarifier Detention and Overflow at Netherford

A grade 12 science problem set sizing a fictional primary clarifier: volume, detention time, surface overflow rate, BOD removal, and the pounds of BOD removed per day.

Science 45 min Answer key

Grade 12 Worksheet

Ravenglass Dam Hydropower: Head, Flow, and Energy

A grade 12 physics worksheet using the hydropower equation to find power, daily energy, and capacity factor for a fictional dam, with a drought sensitivity case.

Science 45 min Answer key

Grade 12 Math problem set

Sizing a Bioretention Cell at Redmarch Commons

A grade 12 science problem set that takes a redevelopment site from percent impervious to a treatment volume, a cell footprint, a drawdown time, and a solids load.

Science 50 min Answer key

Grade 12 Reading passage

How Microbes Remove Nutrients at Rushmere Reclamation

A grade 12 science reading passage on how bacteria strip nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, framing nutrients as both a pollutant and a recoverable resource.

Science 35 min Answer key

Grade 12 Worksheet

Rational Method Runoff for a Thorncliff Development

A grade 12 science worksheet applying the rational method to a fictional parcel, comparing peak runoff before and after paving and sizing the detention it needs.

Science 45 min Answer key

Grade 12 Lab / experiment

Conductivity as a Salinity Proxy: A Calibration Lab

A grade 12 lab building a calibration line between salt concentration and a meter reading, then estimating a fictional reservoir sample's salinity from it.

Science 55 min Answer key

Grade 12 Quiz & test questions

Woldmere Regional: A Wastewater and Receiving Water Test

A grade 12 science unit test worth 50 points on wastewater unit processes, loading and detention calculations, and how a discharge affects oxygen in the receiving stream.

Science 55 min Answer key