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Inland Fisheries Ireland

Something Fishy: Water, Water, Everywhere

For Students K - 1st
Colorful and informative site provides users with a comprehensive lesson on water. Discuss the forms of water, the water cycle, water conservation and more.
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Project Wet Water Education for Teachers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Non-profit education program dedicated to increasing awareness of water resources through classroom activities and hands-on experience. Lesson plans designed for K-12 students. Site available in English, Spanish, and French.
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California Urban Water Conservation Council: H2 Ouse: Water Saver Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel room-by-room through a virtual house and learn about the uses of water in homes and about ways to conserve water. Includes information about at-home water meters and how to read them.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Water Resource Issues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about water management challenges. They will hear from water specialists and analyze data concerning the availability and environmental impact of the use of water. They will make an evidence-based argument that...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Water: H2 O = Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition illuminates the concept of ecological balance and the challenge of managing the Earth's water supply. Its videos and images help explain just how important water is to sustaining life.
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US Department of Agriculture

China's Agricultural Water Policy Reforms [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
"This report documents the problem of water scarcity in parts of northern China and describes China's agricultural water management policies as well as reforms underway to encourage water conservation." (USDA) (PDF Format)
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Human Water Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about the human water cycle, or how humans impact the water cycle by settling down in civilizations. Specifically, they learn how people obtain, use and dispose of water. Students also learn about shortages of treated,...
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Other

Wet in the City: Read a Water Meter and Water Bill [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will monitor the school's water meter to get an overview of the total water consumption and the cost of that water which will help them develop an idea of water consumption patterns and how much money the school...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Case of the Mysterious Renters [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Let your learners discover how much water they use in one day. Then allow them to brainstorms ideas on how to conserve that water and why it is important. PDF format.
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Canadian Water Network

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization is funded by the Canadian government. Its mandate is to study water issues and come up with strategies for the effective management of Canada's water resources to preserve them for present and future generations. There...
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Other

Water Footprint Network

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed guide to water footprints on individual, corporate, national, and global levels. Sheds light on the water usage of food products, offers calculators that determine a consumer's own water footprint, shares useful tips for...
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Water Wonders

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Environmental Education for Kids contains colorful and detailed information on water resources. Site covers fascinating tips and facts, as well as engaging quizzes on the wonderful world of water. Best suited for...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Water Pollution and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about water management, treatment and purification- global issues that must be addressed to ensure a continued supply of safe water for the growing human population and for the organisms with which we share this planet.
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Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of water in our lives, the necessity for clean water, what threatens it, and how we can act to help protect the quality of our water.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Preserving Water Sources

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] It might seem like there is plenty of water on Earth, but that's not really the case. Water is a limited resource. That means that it is used faster than it is...
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Oxfam

Oxfam Education: Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A great site from Oxfam which offers encourages critical thinking about water conservation through the use of pictures and student activities. Targeted to curriculum links for the United Kingdom, but information is certainly valuable and...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Programs: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A project-based collaborative unit of study that teaches students about watershed health using real-time geospatial technology. Students engage in outdoor field experiences while using twenty-first century learning skills.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Hydrologic Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Water is the source of life on earth. It exists in many forms and is constantly changing. The circulation and conservation of earth's water is called the hydrologic (or water) cycle. Find out how water evaporates, condensates,...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Adjusting Your Water Heater to Conserve Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab-based activity, the students will accomplish two sequential goals. The first goal is to understand the law of conservation of energy.The second goal is to use their knowledge in part one to determine the temperature of a hot...
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: Water, the Never Ending Story

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Online children's story that teaches about the importance of keeping water clean. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to discover why having pure water affects the way we live and learn.
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Other

Earth Day Network: Conserving Water Through Art [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A instructional activity challenging learners to develop ways to conserve water in their homes after understanding the impact of water scarcity. A promise will be made by each student and a reminder craft created to help them keep the...
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Other

Children's Water Education Council: Waste Water Watcher (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Waste Water Watcher is a 9-page mini-unit on essential and non-essential use of water by humans.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Matching Game: How Much Water [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Match amounts of water to the correct everyday water usage item. Students and teachers will be amazed at the amount of water we use.
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Other

Water Family Site: Online Conservation Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the Online Conservation Game by creating a family of avatars who spends time in their home learning how to best save on water in daily living. You're sure to learn things about laundry and gardening you never knew before!