What Is a Watershed?

Discover how water flows in this informative environmental science worksheet! Students will read a passage introducing them to concepts like watersheds, surface water, groundwater, and aquifers! They’ll learn that a watershed includes water stored both aboveground and underground, and that watersheds come in many different sizes. Then, students can answer questions about a watershed diagram based on what they learned from the passage. 

This worksheet is perfect for teaching fourth and fifth graders a little more about the environment around them. Water is a vital resource that humans need every single day, so it is important that students know where that water comes from. Students can also practice reading an informative text and interpreting a diagram.

Learn about watersheds in the U.S. with Watersheds of the Continental United States!