Water Background Information
see also Water Curriculum
Resources
Agriculture and Water
Quality Flash Movies  
Seven different animated clips explaining water quality issues that affect agriculture.
Be sure to check out RoboCow,
the animated environmental advocate who uses her radar vision to detect on-farm
perils!
You'll need the Flash plug-in to view the clips.
www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash
America's
Wetlands
This site will give you a better understanding of the rich variety of wetlands,
their importance, how they are threatened, and what can be done to conserve
them for future generations.
Chesapeake Bay Program
www.chesapeakebay.net/about.htm
This regional partnership directs and conducts the restoration of Chesapeake
Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.
Clean Water Act
A historical overview of the Clean Water Act, the primary Federal law that
protects our nation's waters, including lakes, rivers, aquifers, and coastal
areas.
Cleaner Water through
Conservation
An explanation about the relationship between the quantity of
water and its quality and discussion of how developing water-use efficiency
programs can help States and local communities achieve cleaner water
through conserving water.
Cleanup
for Kids
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) designed this site to
teach you about oil spills and other hazardous chemical accidents. You will
find information about how oil spills can occur and how NOAA works to help
clean them up. You'll also find experiments you can do to demonstrate to others
the hazards of oil spills.
Coastal
Watershed Excursion
Learn all about watersheds in this awesome on-line excursion through the Springs
Coast coastal watershed of southwest Florida.
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sprngscoast/intro.shtml
Coral Reef
Protection
This site explores why coral reefs are important and what is
being done to protect them.
Environmental
Effects of Acid Rain
Fact sheets answering what is acid rain, what are its causes,
and what are its effects on our planet.
Estuaries
What is an estuary? Why are estuaries important? Why protect
estuaries? Find out this and more at this site.
Ground-Water
Primer
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water,
the contaminants that can affect water quality along with the risks they
pose, activities that an individual or community can do to help protect
and conserve ground water, and programs that are now in place to help
protect ground water.
Interactive
Green Swamp
Learn all about wetlands in this wonderful virtual tour of Florida's Green
Swamp!
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/greenswmp/greenswamp.html
National
Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protect Resources
Learn what this office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
is doing to protect marine mammals and endangered species.
Nature Net
Detailed materials about natural resources that the National Park Service maintains,
including biology, geology, air, and water. Check Links to Learning for environmental
education resources from different Parks.
Ocean Science Education Teacher
Resource Center
This site links by topic to a large collection of environmental web sites which
contain lesson plans and class activities.
River Watershed
Excursion
Learn all about watersheds in this awesome online excursion through the Hillsborough
River watershed of southwest Florida.
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/watershd/
State of the
Coast Report
From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, learn about the health
of our nation's coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, shellfish-growing
waters, and fish harvesting.
Stream
Corridor Project
Provides an explanation of the structure of streams and their role in the environment.
Also discusses stream restoration.
Surf Your Watershed
cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
Locate your watershed by entering your ZIP code or the name of a stream, city,
tribe, lake, school, airport, and more.
Water on Tap:
What You Need to Know
Where does your drinking water come from? How is
it treated? How do you protect it? This is the place to get
the answers to these and other drinking-water questions.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/
Water Science for Schools
This site provides extensive background information on a wide variety of water
topics. It also includes on-line activities, data tables, maps, and a glossary
of terms.
Water Where You Live
Just click on your State you're interested in, and find all about the streams,
rivers, and lakes. You can even find out about the beaches.
Watershed TV
Introduces you to an innovative program that brings the watershed
community right to your home.
http://www.greenworks.tv/watershedstv/
What's
Up with Our Nation's Waters
What's Up with the
Environment
If you need a single lesson or a longer term project, visit this site for extensive
and multimedia background information and plans for projects about water, land,
air and energy. Students can explore environmental issues, formulate and find
answers to questions about the environment, and explore "Cool Careers" for
ideas about an environment-related job.
Virtual Watershed
Tour
Learn about watersheds on this informative virtual tour.
Year of the Ocean Kids
Page
More goodies from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, learn
about endangered whales, seals, and sea lions; fascinating facts about fish;
how to Adopt a Buoy; and much more.
Zip Code Search
Get specific environmental information about your neighborhood
by entering your zipcode on this site.
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