Thursday 10/05 Science - When you turn on the faucet, where does the water come from?

Purpose: I can play a game in which I obtain and combine information about groundwater in order to select the best site to build a town.

1. Whole Group: When you turn on the faucet, where does the water come from?
2. Application: Wanted: A Well
3. Non-Fiction Reading: In California, farmers pump water out of the aquifer to irrigate thirsty crops. Some scientists think that using so much groundwater may be making mountains grow taller and causing small earthquakes. Read all about it in an article from Newsela
4. Extension: Videos on Groundwater and Wells
• Groundwater, Beneath the Surface
• Got Water?