Thematic Units - Water
Water
You will find various Web Sites on the top portion of this page.
Further down, you will find Lesson Plans.
At the bottom of the page, you will find Books that you can order directly from Amazon.com!
Web Sites
Environment Education
Great resources!
Glacier National Park
Electronic Field Trip - Find some great information and activities.
National Library for the Environment
pH Factor
Acid Rain Hotlist
Project WET
Water Education for Teachers
US Water News Online
Electronic version of their publication.
Water Resources of the United States
Sponsored by the USGS
Water Resources Outreach Program
Water posters.
Water Science for Schools
This U.S. Geological Survey web site offers 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.
What's the RED in the Water
"This interesting site discusses natural sources of the metals, iron and manganese, to surface waters, and the ways bacteria use these metals. Methods for field study of iron and manganese reducing bacteria are described. This site will appeal to all ages."
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Lesson Plans
This indicates resources located on The Teacher's Corner.
Percentage of Water Grades 4+
This is a great way to integrate math!
Submitted by: Golda Condron , a fourth grade teacher at Ochoco Elementary School in Prineville, Oregon. This idea was posted in the NEA's Weekly Works4Me Newsletter.
Vortex Grades Any
A simple activity to help show the properties of water.
Water Cycle Poster Grades Any
A great 3D poster idea.
Water Stations Grades Any
A center based, hands-on approach to water.
Submitted by: john.coomer@email-removed
Pass the Jug Grades Intermediate
Lesson on water rights.
pH Factor Grades Various
Acid Rain Hotlist
Surface Tension - Water Sticking Together Grades 4-7
The purpose of this activity is to let the students experiment with water so that they may understand the concept of surface tension.
Water Table Grades 3-8
The students will measure the amount of water a porous rock will soak up and then observe a model of a water table and a well.
The Whole Water Cycle Grades Elementary
Learn what happens to our water.
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Books
A Child's Glacier Bay
by Kimberly Corral
A Drop of Water : A Book of Science and Wonder
by Walter Wick
A Freshwater Pond (Small Worlds)
by Adam Hibbert
Animals That Walk on Water (First Book)
by Patricia A. Fink Martin, Cathy Mania, Frank C. Mania
At Home in the Coral Reef
by Katy Muzik
The Atlantic Ocean (New True Books)
by Susan Heinrichs
Beneath the Oceans (Worldwise)
by Penny Clarke
Beneath the Waves : Exploring the Hidden World of the Kelp Forest
by Norber Wu
Bill Nye the Science Guy : Considers the Big Blue Ocean
by Bill Nye, Ian Saunders, John Dykes (Illustrator)
Clean Water (Earth at Risk)
by Karen J. Barss
Coasts and Shores (World Habitats)
by Rose Pipes
Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Oceans
by Kathy Ross
The Earth Is Mostly Ocean (Rookie Read-About Science)
by Allan Fowler
Experiment With Water (Science Experiments Series)
by Brian Murphy, Bryan Murphy
Exploring the Oceans : Science Activities for Kids
by Anthony D. Fredricks
Floods! (The Weather Channel Series)
by Ellen Keller
Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean (Lets Read and Find Out Science Book)
by Arthur Dorrors, Arthur Dorros
From Ice to Rain
by Marlene Reidel, Ali Mitgutsch, Annegert Fuchshuber
Great Experiments With H20
by Noel Fiarotta
Ideas With Water (The Ideas Series)
by Marjorie Newman
Icebergs and Glaciers
by Seymour Simon
Janice Vancleave's Oceans for Every Kid : Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun (Science for Every Kid Series)
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