The Magnificent Ground Water Connection was developed in cooperation with EPA by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. It is a compilation of some of the best ground water-related activities from previously existing curricula, seasoned with a collection of original materials and geared specifically to New England.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Grades K-6: All the Water in the World (PDF)(5 pp, 96 K)
- Grades 4-6: The Case of the Disappearing Water (PDF)(6 pp, 58 K)
- Grades 3-6: Deep Subjects - Wells and Ground Water (PDF)(9 pp, 293 K)
- Grades K-6: Excuse Me, Is This the Way to the Drainpipe? (PDF)(11 pp, 217 K)
- Grades 4-6: The Case of the Mysterious Renters (PDF)(6 pp, 79 K)
- All Lessons for Grades K-6 (PDF)(37 pp, 652 K)
- Grades 7-12: The Water Cycle and Water Conservation - Getting up to Speed (PDF)(3 pp, 87 K)
- Grades 7-12: The Water Cycle and Water Conservation - All the Water in the World (PDF)(3 pp, 49 K)
- Grades 7-12: The Water Cycle and Water Conservation - How Much Water Do You Use? (PDF)(7 pp, 71 K)
- Grades 7-12: New England's Ground Water Resources - Getting Up to Speed (PDF)(10 pp, 241 K)
- Grades 7-12: New England's Ground Water Resources - Predicting Ground Water Flow (PDF)(6 pp, 82 K)
- Grades 7-12: New England's Ground Water Resources - The Great Water Hook-Up (PDF)(6 pp, 60 K)
- Grades 7-12: Ground Water Contamination - Getting Up to Speed (PDF)(10 pp, 209 K)
- Grades 7-12: Ground Water Contamination - "A Civil Action" (PDF)(1 pg, 29 K)
- Grades 7-12: Ground Water Contamination - When You Were My Age, What Was This Place Like? (PDF)(3 pp, 32 K)
- Grades 7-12: Protecting Ground Water - Getting Up to Speed (PDF)(11 pp, 121 K)
- Grades 7-12: Protecting Ground Water - Develop a Wellhead Protection Program (PDF)(9 pp, 91 K)
- All Lessons for Grades 7-12 (PDF)(70 pp, 849 K)