WATER RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Water Conservation
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http://waterday.org
http://www.worldwaterday.org
http://www.worldwaterday.net
Project WET: http://www.projectwet.org/usa/mas/flash/wet.html
Florida Water
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Florida’s Water: http://www.protectingourwater.org
Water Conservation from the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department: http://miamidade.gov/conservation
South Florida Water Management District: http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/sfwmdmain/home%20page
Florida DEP: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/waterpolicy/docs/sustaining-our-water-resources.pdf
Interactive Water Activities
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Water Use It Wisely: http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/kids/index.php
Discovery School – Water Water Everywhere lesson plan:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/activities/watereverywhere/
The Globe Program Educators’ Corner: http://classic.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?educorn&lang=en&nav=1
Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
WaterAid Learn Zone: http://www.wateraid.org/uk/learn_zone/
University of Wisconsin – Extension: Give Water a Hand: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Games and Activities:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html
Water Use Calculator – Find out how much water you use at home:
http://www.waterbudgets.com/ConserVision/CUWCC/DataInput.htm
WaterWise Drip Calculator – Measure and Estimate Water Wasted Due to Leaks (AWWA):
http://www.awwa.org/advocacy/learn/conserve/dripcalc.cfm
Stevens Institute of Technology – Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education:
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/
Drinking Water Supplies
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IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre: http://www.irc.nl
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council: http://www.wsscc.org
World Health Organization (WHO), Water, Sanitation and Health: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/
Bell Museum – The Watershed Game: http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/watershed2.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Surf Your Watershed: http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
River of Words: http://www.riverofwords.org
Water-related Health Problems
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Parasitic Diseases. Parasitic Pathways: Drinking Water:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/water.html
Diarrhea Page, Rehydration Project: http://rehydrate.org/diarrhoea/index.html
Pan-American Health Organization, Basic Country Health Profiles for the Americas:
http://www.paho.org/english/sha/profiles.htm
Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/index.htm
WATER RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Drinking Water Issues in the United States
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The Groundwater Foundation – Kids Corner: http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids’ Stuff: http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Find out about your local water quality – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo.htm
American Academy of Microbiology Colloquia Reports: “Clean Water, What is Acceptable Microbial Risk?” and other waterrelated reports: http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=54416
American Water Works Association, Drinking Water Week: http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/dww/
Home water testing – E-Watertest.com: http://www.e-watertest.com/
Bottled water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Natural Resources Defense Council: http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp
National Water Resources Association: http://www.nwra.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water: http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/
U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources of the United States: http://water.usgs.gov/
U.S. Water News Online: http://www.uswaternews.com/homepage.html
Ways to Save Water – Earth News Radio (ENN): http://enn.com/biz.html?id=329
Drinking Water Issues in Other Countries
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Global International Waters Assessment: http://www.giwa.net/
Netherlands Water Partnership Water Information Network: http://www.giwa.net/
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Freshwater activities: http://www.unep.org/themes/freshwater/
U.N. Environment Program UNEP.Net Freshwater Portal: http://freshwater.unep.net/
UN Environment Programme: GEMS/Water: http://www.gemswater.org/
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP): http://www.wsp.org/
The World Bank Group, Water Supply & Sanitation: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/water/
World Water Council: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/
Water and Sanitation Resources
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International Development Research Centre: http://www.idrc.ca/
Inter-American Water Resources Network: http://www.iwrn.net/
International Institute for Sustainable Development: http://www.iisd.org/
International Office of Water: http://www.oieau.fr/
IWA Water Wiki: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org
One: one.org
Sanitation Connection: http://www.sanicon.net/
Stockholm International Water Institute: http://www.siwi.org/
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Water Portal: http://www.unesco.org/water/
UNICEF Water Environment & Sanitation: http://www.unicef.org/wes/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Partners in Drinking Water Protection: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/links.html
Water Conserve – Water Conservation Portal: http://www.waterconserve.org/
Water Webster: http://www.waterwebster.com/
World Water Assessment Programme: http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap
End Water Poverty: http://www.endwaterpoverty.org/
Water Education
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Environmental Literacy Council – Water: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/14.html
Water Education Foundation: http://www.watereducation.org/doc.asp?id=1022
Regional Water Providers Consortium: http://www.conserveh2o.org/kids.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA Student Center – Water: http://www.epa.gov/region5/students/water.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Water - Kids’ Stuff: http://www.epa.gov/ow/kids.html
U.S. Geological Service – Water Resources Information for Students and Teachers: http://water.usgs.gov/education.html
U.S. Geological Survey – Water Science for Schools: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html