Groundwater is all water located under the earth's surface. It is in the saturated zone and may include soil moisture, water in rock pores, underground streams and lakes. In some locations such as Platteville, Kersey, Fort Morgan and Ft. Lupton groundwater is the only source of drinking water. The water table is the level below which soil or rock is saturated.
Aquifers are important groundwater structures.
They are composed of porous rock layers which are between non-poroused rock. This allows the ground water to flow through the aquifer or porous rock layers. The purpose of this lesson is to provide the student a conceptual model of what paths water takes after a rainstorm and to build a conceptual model of groundwater. 2. identify the variables of water movement after a rainstorm. 3. operationally define water table, aquifer and groundwater.