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Drinking Water and Ground Water: Kids' Stuff - http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/
Drinking water experiments for kids and teachers, printable activities, and links. |
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Water Science for Schools - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
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. |
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The Groundwater Foundation: Kids Corner - http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
Looks at what groundwater is, its place in the water cycle, and how to protect it. |
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Freshwater Facts for Canada and the World - http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/facts/e_contnt.htm
Gives information about water availability, quality, and uses. |
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Explore Water - http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/explore/e_contnt.htm
Explore the nature of water, how we use it, and how important it is to us and our environment. Includes a quiz, game and a PDF version is also available for download. |
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WOW - Wild Over Waterways - http://www.wow4water.net
Interactive games based on the waterways. Includes links and school pages. Some portions require free registration. |
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The Story of Water - http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/water/story_of_water/
Looks at the importance of water and tells how people can conserve and protect it. |
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Acid Lake - http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/acid_rain/index.cfm
See how acid rain impacts the environment. |
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The Watershed Game - http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/
Interactive game and information on how different decisions affect the quality of water. Developed by the College of Natural Resources of the University of Minnesota. |
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A Waterways Health Check - http://www.waterwatch.org.au/publications/healthcheck.html
Find out if your local creek, stream, lake or wetland is healthy, and what you can do about it. Checklist can be downloaded for filling in at the site. |
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Seymour High School Science Club - http://www.freewebs.com/shsscienceclub/
Features information about the group's current project about groundwater testing for arsenic and other substances. Page includes news, member biographies and photos. |
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The Blue Planet Project - http://theblueplanetproject.blogspot.com
Blog covers topic about the importance of clean water. Includes surveys, essays and related resource links. This is a Comenius project, funded by the European Community and its duration is 3 years (2003-2006). |
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Living Streams - http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/FACT_SHEET_REPOSITORY/TAB1144238/WRCWF04.PDF
Fact sheet explains how waterways can be returned to their natural state, even when they have become polluted drains. Includes photographs and details of projects in Western Australia. |
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Managing Groundwater Use - http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/FACT_SHEET_REPOSITORY/TAB1144238/WRCWF11.PDF
Factsheet uses diagrams and pictures to explain how we need to look after the water that is found underground, in cracks and crevices of rocks, and in the soil. Includes examples from Western Australia. |
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Water Words - http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/FACT_SHEET_REPOSITORY/TAB1144238/WRCWF01.PDF
Download an illustrated fact sheet which defines terms used in geography, conservation, and science. |
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Water Quality and Macroinvertebrates - http://portal.environment.wa.gov.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/DOE_ADMIN/FACT_SHEET_REPOSITORY/TAB1144238/WRCWF02.PDF
Streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes are home for insects, crustaceans, molluscs, and arachnids. This illustrated fact sheet explains their role in the food chain, and how they are affected by chemical and physical conditions. |
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Rivers and Coasts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/
Explore how these important geological features affect our life and the environment. |
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EEK! - Water Wonders - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/
Interesting facts, how to make our water cleaner, groundwater quiz, about the Clean Water Act, lakes, water cycle, word search, and conservation tips. |
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Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? - http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp
Contains a detailed analysis of the properties of the two different kinds of water. |