Educational Resources for Teachers

This brochure discusses the partnerships and how to go about restoring the water quality in the Vermilion-Teche River Basin. Human activity can directly and indirectly impact the water quality in watersheds. Read more to learn about Best Management Practices (BMPs) can restore our watershed!

The Water Science School likes to make life easier for teachers. USGS offers teacher guides with lesson plans and students worksheets complete with answers that can aid teachers in helping their students learn about water.

In this lesson plan students will investigate and compare where water is stored and how it moves in six different environments: deserts, forests, urban areas, suburban areas, coastlines, and agricultural regions. This activity aligns with NGSS standards for middle school-grade science education.

Learn more about where water is on Earth and how it moves using one of the USGS water cycle diagrams. USGS offers downloadable and interactive versions of the water cycle diagram for elementary students and beyond. The diagrams are also available in multiple languages. Explore the diagrams below.

This resource helps you find scientific information organized on a watershed basis. This information, coupled with observations and measurements made by the watershed groups, provides a powerful foundation for characterizing, assessing, analyzing, and maintaining the status and health of a watershed.

The Pontchartrain Conservancy’s Educational Resources include unique and carefully curated resources to help communities and educators increase their knowledge of locally relevant watershed issues utilizing real-world data and local case studies. Get to know your watershed!