21-22 TES 1.1

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What do you notice about Ferris Island? Write 2 observations.

Sentence starters:
  • On Ferris Island, I see that ___________
  • There is _______________ on Ferris Island

In this unit we are working as water resource engineers. Engineers must learn about a problem first, and then they can design solutions.

Now let’s figure out how we can help East Ferris as water resource engineers!

Where is water on earth?

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Where is most of Earth’s water located, the ocean (saltwater) or other locations (freshwater)?

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Is there a lot of freshwater on Earth?

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Where is most of Earth’s freshwater located?

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Where is second most of Earth’s freshwater located?

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Where is the least of Earth’s freshwater located?

What is a Glacier?

What is a Glacier (Animation)?

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What phase (state) of matter is most of the water in glaciers?

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Can we use most of the water in glaciers for drinking?

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Some people get confused and think groundwater is a giant underground lake. Based on this diagram, is this true? Is groundwater a giant underground lake?

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Where is most of Earth’s surface freshwater located?

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Where is least of Earth’s surface freshwater located?

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Based on all of the graphs, put the following places where water exists on Earth in order from the least amount of water to the most. (LEAST on the top and MOST on the bottom.)

  1. rivers
  2. groundwater
  3. lakes
  4. glaciers
  5. wetlands
  6. oceans

REVIEW TES 1.1

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Which graph best shows the percentage of freshwater compared to the percentage of freshwater that can be found on Earth - Graph A or Graph B?

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For the freshwater that is on Earth, where is it found? Select all that apply