Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Water Cycle
This water cycle activity is designed to assess the comprehension of concepts related to the water cycle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Freezing Temperature of Ocean Water
This activity makes use of the Temperature Probe to measure the temperature of water as it cools and freezes. Students' determine and compare the freezing temperature of fresh water and ocean water.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Water Wonders
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...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Build Your Own Watershed
How can you learn to build your own watershed? This site features an activity to illustrate the basic properties of a watershed. Don't miss out.
Next.cc
Next: Rain Water Harvesting
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of the many uses of rainwater and how it can be harvested. Links are provided for further exploration.
Next.cc
Next: Rivers
Learn how rivers work and the importance of them by completing the five activities. Explore rivers further by clicking on one of the numerous links provided.
Next.cc
Next: Water
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of the importance of water conservation. Click on the links provides for further exploration.
Next.cc
Next: Watershed
Investigate what a watershed is by engaging in the activities provided. Includes links to explore related sites pertaining to watersheds.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Global Water Availability
An interactive lecture where students discover that although the world is approximately three-fourths water, much of that water is inaccessible, or unfit for human use.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Freshwater Ecosystems
At this site from the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can learn about the wide variety of plant and animal life in or around fresh water ecosystems. Click on the links to "wetlands," "Ponds and Lakes," or "Rivers and Streams" to view...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: International Water Facility
Find out what can be done to clean up the world's water sources to provide safe drinking water because at least 35% of the world does not have it available to them and only 3% of the world's water is fresh.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Seawater Desalination: Panacea or Hype?
An article and resources for research and teaching that explains how technologies are being used to desalinate ocean waters to be used for various municipal, industrial, and domestic purposes including a means to provide fresh water to...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Where We Get Our Fresh Water
In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and discusses who is using it and to what ends. [3:47]
Other
Freshwater Ecology
This is a comprehensive and detailed site providing information on aquatic macroinvertebrates. The emphasis is on biomonitoring of water quality through quantitative assessment of numbers and types of small aquatic organisms.
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Other
Cwec: It's a Small World (Mini Unit) [Pdf]
Water resources around the world are finite and must be protected. This mini-unit is designed to teach students to appreciate this.
Other
Waterwise: Every Last Drop
Every Last Drop is an interactive website which takes a detailed look at how much water we waste on a daily basis and how small changes can make a big difference.
Other
California Resources Agency: Desalination
This site is from the Office of the Secretary of California. It gives background about desalination along with basic methods on how it is accomplished.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Surf Your Watershed
This resource provides information on watersheds, maps, activities, and links to local watershed information.
Other
Center for Watershed Protection
Explore this non-profit organizations site for watershed information.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Water Resources
Freshwater accounts for only some 6 percent of the world's water supply, but is essential for human uses such as drinking, agriculture, manufacturing, and sanitation. As discussed above, two-thirds of global freshwater is found underground.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Gallery of Fresh Water
A collection of images showing both water shortage conditions and water conservation efforts.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Reference: Habitats: Freshwater
Learn about the plants, animals, and other characteristics of some freshwater ecosystems.
Other
Nrdc: Clean Water and Oceans
What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Model of a Well
Learners demonstrate the relationship of groundwater to wells.