Education - Water Websites

 

 

http://water.usgs.gov/droplet
Water Science for Schools - great information, activities, quizzes, questions and answers, and more about water

http://www.epa.gov/teachers/teachresources.htm
Curriculum links for teachers

http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet
Water properties, water trivia, water questions, etc.

http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
Information and activities about groundwater

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(GH)/guides/mtr/hyd/smry.rxml
Check out this water cycle in action

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/
Great activity ideas for kids and teachers

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW
Great links to information about watershed, oceans, wetlands, water quality monitoring, and pollution

http://www.iowadnr.com/water/index.html
Iowa's Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Bureau

http://www.epa.gov/region01/students/
Resources for students and teachers

http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Great information and project ideas divided into categories for Students, Teachers, and Explorers

http://www.seanet.com/~leska
Printable macroinvertebrate field guide to use in determining stream health

http://www.ourwater.org
Colorado Water Protection Project containing some great pollution prevention strategies

http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/
Water-related currriculum database organized by grade level and topic

http://www.sacwaterworks.com/
Sacramento Area Water Works Association website containing water facts, Mr. Leaky Activity Book about conserving water, and Buster Backflow Comic book

http://www.ia-awwa.org
Find out the latest information on what's happening in the Iowa Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

http://www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/common/pdf/env/testers_by_county.pdf
BackFlow Testers - Listed by Iowa County

http://www.lvwater.org/index.cfm?pag=108
Decide where to follow the waterdrop on its water tour

http://www.fcwa.org/story_of_water/html/story.htm
Interactive story of drinking water, as well as short games to play

http://www.epa.gov/water/kids.html
Projects, art, and experiments to get kids involved with environmental protection

Environmental Protection Agency     American Water Works Association     Des Moines Botanical Center