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Water Education
Sites that contain lesson plans or projects. Information aimed at educators.
- Acid
Rain
This book published by EPA is for students in grades 4-8 and their teachers.
It covers the basic concepts and definitions involved with acid rain.
Topics include the effects of acid rain on forests, water and humans,
and explores the options of what can be done to diminish these negative
effects of acid rain.
- A Child's Place in the
Environment (ACPE)
ACPE is a series of six environmental education curriculum guides for
elementary school teachers that integrates science, English-language
arts, and selected children's literature, and culminate with student
projects which enhance their environment and provide experiences in
service learning.
- All Along a River
This site was developed by students in Singapore from the Chinese High
School. The site discusses physical aspects of rivers including erosion,
volume, and velocity. The site includes case studies about the Singapore
River and the River Rhine.
- Adopt Your Watershed
Students and Teachers
This site has links to material suitable for students and teachers.
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
Read interesting facts, do experiments, see the demo of the day, and
there's an area for teachers as well.
- Children
and Drinking Water Standards
- Children's
Health Protection
Tips on how to protect children from environmental threats.
- Enchanted Learning
Diverse subjects available from sharks to butterflies.
- EPA's Environmental Education
Center
- Give Water A Hand
A youth program for local environmental action.
- GLOBE
Students from around the world learn to do environmental studies. Most
of the site is open to all. Maybe you or your class would like to be
a part of this study.
- Life on the Rocky
Shore
This site is about ocean tidepools. It has activities, quizes, and information
about animals and the tidepool lifestyle.
- Educating Young People About
Water
Includes a list of more than one hundred curricula for educating youth
about water.
- Natural
Sciences for Educators
Lesson plans, teaching resources, life sciences, physical and earth
sciences, and ecosystems
- Phenomenon
Backgrounds
You will get a brief description of the phenomenon, as well as links
including real-time images, curriculum, and information about handling
emergencies. Topics from Astronomy to Volcanos.
- Pollution Prevention
(P2) Toolbox
The toolbox contains a series of four page lesson plans on various pollution
prevention concepts for schools.
- The
Quest for Less: Activities and Resources for Teaching K-6
A teacher's guide to reducing, reusing and recycling from the Office
of Solid Waste.
- Recycle City
This site provides information about recycling for teachers and kids.
There is an interactive game that requires a Shockwave plugin to operate
but worth the effort.
- Turning
the Tide on Trash - Teaching guide addressing debris in our waters,
how it gets there, the impact on the environment, and what you can do
to help stop this pollution. This site has been selected as an outstanding
and valuable educational Internet resource for Discovery
Channel School!
- USGS Water Science for Schools
We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures,
data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and
test your water knowledge.
- Water
Websites for Kids
Welcome to the Wetlands... here you will be able to discover more about
wetland habitats and the modern day pressures on them... follow the
links to explore each area individually.
- Water Sourcebook
Series
The Water Sourcebook Series consists of 4 volumes appropriate for Grades
K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, & 9 - 12. The Series explains how the water management
cycle affects every aspect of the environment. The curriculum provides
strong science and math content, but also links these subject areas
to social studies and language arts. Each Water Sourcebook contains
hands-on activities and investigations, fact sheets, reference materials,
and a glossary of terms.
- What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? (HTML,
PDF)
This booklet, designed primarily for middle-school-aged youth, presents
key findings of the EPA’s National Water Quality Report in an easy-to-read
fashion and includes projects for school or fun, a water quiz, and a
glossary and resources for more information.
- World
in Our Backyard: A Wetlands Education and Stewardship Program
Suggests ways to study wetland characteristics, why wetlands are important,
and how students and teachers can help protect a local wetland.
- Compendium
for Water Resources
Second edition of the Compendium for Water Resources, a cooperative
project by the California Department of Education and Department of
Water Resources.
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