An annotated list of web sites concerned with education of children and adulth about water related topics.

Education Sites
H2O - The Mystery, Art, and Science of Water	A multi-disciplinary examination of the nature, properties, place, significance, importance, and role of WATER in the life and culture of this planet. The Chemistry of Water - Water plays an important role as a chemical substance. Its many important functions include being a good solvent for dissolving many solids, serving as an excellent coolant both mechanically and biologically, and acting as a reactant in many chemical reactions. Blood, sweat and tears... all solutions of water. A very eclectic site of water-related topics
Water, Water Everywhere ...	Get Wet! Investigate Water!! Water--the theme of these Dragonfly Web Pages--is extremely important to our lives and to our world. About three fourths of the surface of the Earth is covered with water, and more than half of your body is made of water, too.
MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules)	MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for K-12 students and teachers interested in the field of molecular modeling and its application to mathematics. K-12 Activity Page K-12 Water and Ice Module Interesting site for those who want to explore the physical properties of water in some depth.
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, VPI Water Authority	Our primary job is to pull water from the New River and treat it through the process of purification. Then, when the water is clean, it is wholesaled to Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and VPI and then comes to you via your household plumbing for your use and consumption. A lot of steps comprise the process of water treatment and purification. Take the time to fully investigate this site so you can better understand how we are able to ensure that the water you drink is safe and healthy. The American Water Works Association's The Story of Drinking Water (EXCELLENT and EDUCATIONAL) Fascinating Water Facts Operations - From River to Tap & Take a Tour of the Plant.
Educating Young People About Water	The site is a clearinghouse for community or school based youth water education programs. From the site you can read a brief summary of over 100 water related educational programs. The materials are available for K-12; however, they must be purchased. Links are available to related organizations with free material. Water education programs take place in little pockets all over the country- that's the nature of water, it's everywhere! To attract youth, program goals and activities must be relevant to a young person's life. Then, to link youth programs to their community, it takes a clear understanding of a community's water problems in order to design a program that best fits the people and issues involved. University of Wisconsin.
Running Water	An educational site for 8-13 year olds developed at the Department of Computer Science, University of Exeter for South West Water (United Kingdom).
AWWA	The Blue Thumb Project is an ongoing campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of drinking water issues and to motivate individuals, organizations, communities and local governments to make water-responsible choices.
Bristol Water	Education Page - The Water Cycle - Welcome to the education part of the Bristol Water 'wet' site. If you are studying water we hope that you might find some of the answers here.
Detroit Free Press	A keyword search on "drinking water" provides a list of many interesting articles.
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)	Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. Students and teachers from over 8,000 schools in more than 85 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet.
Educating Young People About Water	Provides materials, searchable by grade level or subject, to help users develop water education programs while forming key community partnerships. From the University of Wisconsin Extension.
Properties of Water	Water is the solvent, the medium and the participant in most of the chemical reactions occurring in our environment.
Interpreting Drinking Water Quality Analysis: What do the numbers mean?	This publication summarizes the information necessary for interpreting drinking water quality analyses performed by water testing laboratories. It focuses on testing results obtained from drinking water supplies from public water systems and non-public water systems (home wells). It is intended primarily for homeowners, but environmental organizations, health departments, and commercial water testing laboratories and others should find this material of interest and value. For readers who are not familiar with the terms and chemical expressions used in the text, a brief list of definitions follows the main text.
The Last Word	Why can you see through water? Why water droplets float on water?
Water Center	Water Trivia
LDEQ	Safe Drinking Water Lesson - Build Your Own Aquifer.
LDEQ	Safe Drinking Water Lesson - Water Filtration.
LDEQ	Educational Resources - Water Quality - Lesson Plans and Activities
LDEQ	Water Use Activity - Use the following chart and try to estimate your family's water use for a day.
USGS Water Resources	Water Education Posters -- Water Resources Outreach Program -- Water-resources topics of all completed posters are drawn in a cartoon format by the same cartoonist. Posters are available in color or black and white. The reverse sides of the color posters contain educational activities: one version for children in grades 3-5 and the other with activities for children in grades 6-8. The black-and-white posters are intended for coloring by children in grades K-5. Colorful posters include: Water Use, Water Quality, and Ground Water.
Colorado Water Knowledge	Resources at Colorado State University: Interesting facts about water issues in Colorado {site can be slow}
U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools	Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. You can choose a topic from the menu below or find out what we have to offer at this site.
EPA - Office of Ground & Drinking Water	DRINKING WATER STANDARDS PROGRAM, A list of EPA papers, some on line and some available to order, concerning various drinking water topics - including discussions on various contaminants.
EPA - Office of Ground & Drinking Water	Kids' Stuff, The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water has compiled resources especially for kids to learn more about drinking water.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)	HEY, KIDS!, Facts About Toxic Chemicals and the Environment. Page has a number of links to children's educational sites.
Chemistry And Biochemistry	There are five major chemical constituents of cells. These are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and water. These "home grown" pages and the external links are designed to help you master chapters 2 and 3 of your textbook, Modern Biology. They will be posted as fast as they are written. The On-line Biology Book has two sections on chemistry. The first works with atoms, electrons and energy, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions and molecules. It is found at CHEMISTRY I: ATOMS AND MOLECULES The second section deals with the structure of water, pH, and organic molecules. CHEMISTRY II: WATER AND ORGANIC MOLECULES will get you there.
The Biology Project - Chemistry Tutorial	The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce you to some of the chemical concepts which are necessary to understand biology The Chemistry of Water
K-12 Grade Material - Chemistry	A list of links to about 100 sites related to Chemistry Education Resources. It is a part of the Chemistry section of About.Com - Expert Guides to Help You Find/Learn/Share
WaterShare	WaterShare is a federal web site which provides information for all ages and interests, ranging from local water conservation programs to a series of interactive children's activities. WaterShare is the Bureau of Reclamation's Virtual Water Conservation Center.
Scientific American	How does chlorine added to drinking water kill bacteria and other harmful organisms? Why doesn't it harm us?
Scientific American	Water and Ice - Researchers now understand how H2O's properties result from its bonds. Water exhibits an array of unique properties that make it the stabilizing influence on global climate and the key to life itself. The oceans can store vast amounts of heat because it takes a large amount of heat to raise water temperature one degree. Unlike other liquids which contract when they are cooled, water expands below four degrees C. so ice is less dense and floats on top of liquid water--acting an insulating layer and providing a favorable habitat for life below. Water's enormous heat-carrying capacity allows the atmosphere and ocean currents to balance global temperatures. Its polarity and electrical conductivity make it an ideal solvent for conducting the chemical reactions that are the basis of metabolism. Other related articles: Researchers Explain the Transformation of Water into Ice, Floating Ice from the Lab, Experimental Evidence
AMAZON.COM	The Magic School Bus : At the Waterworks - by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) - List Price: $4.99 - Amazon Price: $3.99 - Reading level: Ages 4-8 - Synopsis - Ms. Frizzle, an unflappable science teacher, drives the magical school bus into a cloud where the children shrink to the size of water droplets and follow the course of water through the city's waterworks system.
AMAZON.COM	The Magic School Bus Wet All over : A Book About the Water Cycle - Amazon Price: $8.75

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