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Water Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine uses for water. In this water lesson, students discuss how they use water. As a class students make a PowerPoint by naming one swimming safety rule. Students compare and contrast fishing for fun and fishing for survival.
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Curated OER

Boating Safety

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars are introduced to the safety procedures to follow while boating. After taking a quiz, they complete open-ended questions about boating accidents in Illinois. They discuss as a class how those accidents could have been...
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Curated OER

5 More Ways to Have a Safe, Fun-Filled Summer!

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners review and discuss five important summer safety tips.
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Other

Nevada Department of Wildlife

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage for the State of Nevada's Department of Wildlife. This site has many links to other related topics, such as birdwatching and wildlife.
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Other

Boat Safe Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a delightful site about boats and boating. Lots of games plus a terrific overview of the history of navigation. Includes a visit to a reproduction of Columbus' Nina.
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Special Olympics

Special Olympics: Sailing

For Students 9th - 10th
Page from the Special Olympics site provides information on saililng and a coaching guide.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Usda: Safe Food Handling: Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know about food safety for the outdoors. What to bring and not to bring, cooking at camp, keeping foods at the right temperatures and much more!
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Boat safe.com: The History of Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the beginnings of using boats for travel and how they made their way from one place to another.
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Other

Popular Mechanics: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Popular Mechanics covers the latest in technology. Topics include computers, the Internet, audio, television, and more.