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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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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies:from Your John to the School Lawn:is Recycled Water Really Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out whether reclaimed water is really safe by following the guidelines of the Science Buddies project.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Epa Water Science and Technology for Students and Educators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover water science lesson plans, games, and other resources as well as links to EPA's online training academies.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solar Water: Heat It Up!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore energy efficiency, focusing on renewable energy, by designing and building flat-plate solar water heaters. They apply their understanding of the three forms of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation), as...
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site with information and resources relating to all aspects of environmental conservation: data, maps and laws. Specific environmental information by zip code provides immediate relevance to your world.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar Water Heaters [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the types of solar water heaters a home can have. These include a passive system, an active system, and a solar collector, as well as the need for a storage tank. It also gives tips on how to get the best use from a solar water...
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Handout
Other

Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre: Oceanography: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed article on the characteristics of waves and wave behavior. It discusses the influence waves have on the marine environment and the global climate, the physics of wave motion, the interactions between waves and wind, wave...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students measure energy outputs and inputs to determine the efficiency of conversions and simple systems. One associated activitiy includes Lego motors and accomplishing work. The other investigates energy for heating water. Students...
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Website
Other

Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on many of the issues the State of Nevada is dealing with today: Environmental Protection, Forestry, Natural Heritage, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Wildlife, Wild Horses, and more.
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Activity
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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Lesson Plan
Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this guide helps young scholars understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Efficiency of a Water Heating System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a watt meter to measure energy input into a hot plate or hot pot used to heat water. The theoretical amount of energy required to raise the water by the measure temperature change is calculated and compared to the electrical...
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Handout
Texas A&M University

Texas A&m University: Mulches for Water Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
The quality of the food we eat and the water we drink depends upon the quality of our topsoil. By putting a mulch cover on our topsoil, we help to protect this quality. Find out exactly what mulch is, what it can do, and how to properly...
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 5 5 14: Team Design Water Bottle You Can Eat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the recent invention of edible water bottles.
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Lesson Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to students and teachers.
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Lesson Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: Environmental History: Map 9: Conservation, Yosemite Ntl. Park, 1935

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for students K-12 in which they study original map of Yosemite National Park, ca. 1935 and explore appropriate human uses of the environment.

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