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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Build Your Own Watershed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Next.cc

Next: Rain Water Harvesting

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Next.cc

Next: Rivers

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Next.cc

Next: Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of the importance of water conservation. Click on the links provides for further exploration.
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Next.cc

Next: Watershed

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate what a watershed is by engaging in the activities provided. Includes links to explore related sites pertaining to watersheds.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Aquatic Ecosystems: Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will investigate three aquatic ecosystems (pond, stream, bog) to determine the relative pollution index and the water quality of each ecosystem. They will collect and analyze the benthic organisms found in each system and...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Global Water Availability

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An interactive lecture where learners discover that although the world is approximately three-fourths water, much of that water is inaccessible, or unfit for human use.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Two Types of Journaling Before Pond Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During the lab, young scholars investigate the interaction of living and nonliving environmental factors affecting a run off pond near the school.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Macroinvertebrates and Indicators of Water Quality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this field activity, students will examine different aquatic habitats, collect and identify macroinvertebrates from each and use an index to determine water quality. They will also be able to explain the meaning of tolerant and...
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Other

Combat Fishing: Ecology of Lakes and Ponds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from combat fishing describes the ecology of lakes and ponds for anglers and other fish. It is a very in-depth site with a lot of text, but presented in and easy-to-understand format. The information is very factual and...
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Website
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San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Restoration Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the massive wetlands restoration project in San Francisco Bay. History, objectives, and benefits of the project are described.
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Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Why Worry About Wetland?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Help students understand the functions and values of wetlands through these multiple intelligences learning activities. The site also includes information about the wetland habitats, commercial values, water quality, and erosion control.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Earth's Water: Rivers and Streams

For Students 3rd - 8th
The USGS explains the definition of a river and how a river is supplied with water. Included is a cross section of a river. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Handout
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Wetlands, Marshes, Tracks in the Mud

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource presents information about wetland ecosystems and the importance of habitat conservation in this resource and then try an interactive activity to identify tracks of wetland animals.
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Article
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Listing of the Alabama Sturgeon [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 9th
Read about the decision to list the Alabama sturgeon as an endangered species primarily due to its low population numbers and subsequent lack of ability to sustain itself through natural reproduction.
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Website
Other

California Resources Agency: Desalination

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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