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 will need Adobe 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)