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media type="youtube" key="WvzkcJ6q3po?hl=en_US" width="420" height="315" = Bill Nye The Science Guy - Water Cycle = [|mychannelofscience] http://youtu.be/WvzkcJ6q3po



videos and transcripts at http://www.nbclearn.com/water

see also Changing Planet

http://imnh.isu.edu/Exhibits/Online/waterdiscoverybox/SubMenu1/content_water_temp.htm [very comprehensive overview]
 * Idaho Museum of Natural History -- Water Discovery Box (online)**

http://geography4kids.com/files/water_intro.html groundwater section has quiz http://geography4kids.com/files/water_groundwater2.html (mostly narrative)
 * geography4kids**
 * hydrosphere**! This is where we talk about the way water moves through the world.

http://greatachievements.org/?id=2952
 * Greatest Engineering Achievements -- Water Supply and Distribution**

Science Museum of Minnesota -- Water http://www.smm.org/schools/atyourschool/residencies/water

Urban Water Cycle -- Minn Dept Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/water/urbancycle/

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ completely comprehensive overview with interactives, facts, illustrations
 * The USGS Water Science School**

EPA Water Education Materials http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/other.cfm

Groundwater.org Kids Corner http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html

ZOOM! Science Activities http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/

DC Water for Kids http://www.dcwater.com/kids/index.html

NYC City of Water Day http://www.cityofwaterday.org/children-and-families/

Drinking Water Week 2012 http://www.awwa.org/government/content.cfm?itemnumber=44766&navitemnumber=3863

NYC enivornmental for kids http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/environmental_education/kids.shtml

Utah Extension kids activities http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/htm/kidspage

EPA Water for Kids http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/waterforkids.cfm

Sweet Water Trust http://www.sweetwatertrust.org/

Water Environment Research Foundation
http://www.werf.org/

U.S. Govt FedStats ** Water quality ** [|U.S. Geological Survey][| **-**][|Water Resources]

** Water supply ** [|Natural Resources Conservation Service - Water Supply Forecasts]

USDA -- Natural resources conversation service Water homepage http://www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/water Water Supply http://www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/water/snowsurvey

American Society of Civil Engineers -- Report Card on America's Infrastructure -- Drinking Water http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/fact-sheet/drinking-water Hydraulics and Water Resources http://www.asce.org/Topics.aspx?taxid=2147483877


 * World Water Issues**

KidWorldCitizen World Water Day http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/03/22/celebrate-world-water-day-with-games-and-activities-for-all-ages/

@http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/playpumps/ NB -- PlayPumps ended in 2010. See info at Water for People http://www.waterforpeople.org/extras/playpumps/update-on-playpumps.html
 * PlayPumps**

Blood:Water Mission http://www.bloodwatermission.com/how-we-work/how-we-work-water.php iWASH: Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.

Blue Planet Run Foundation
http://blueplanetnetwork.org/

Global Water Challenge
www.globalwaterchallenge.org

World Bank Water and Sanitation Program

Global Water Foundation
www.globalwaterfoundation.org

Dr. Ashok Gadgil UV Waterworks http://web.mit.edu/invent/n-pressreleases/n-press-12LMA.html

WaterHealth International http://www.waterhealth.com/

Water 1st International
http://www.water1st.org/

Global Water Fdtn's Water Links http://www.globalwaterfoundation.org/index.php?page=waterlinks

(Pepsi Co works to help clean water globally http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/PepsiCo-Foundation/Portfolio.html )

charity:water http://www.charitywater.org/

Water and habitat: ICRC activities (International Red Cross) http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2012/water-feature-2012-03-09.htm

Africa: Water Problems Glog by Abbey Robinson http://arobmoney.edu.glogster.com/

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Envirothon, North America's largest high school environmental education competition.
 * Environmental Ed**

http://www.envirothon.org/

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Development, which has such priorities as poverty, agricultural development, emergency relief, access to technology and libraries, and water and sanitation; www.gatesfoundation.org

Video from charity:water

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[|LandWaterConnection.org]


 * [|www.provwater.com]


 * [|www.uri.edu/ce/wq/has/html/has]


 * [|www.watersystemscouncil.org/wellcare/infosheets.cfm]


 * [|www.agwt.org]


 * [|www.water4people.org/]


 * [|www.mywatershed.com]


 * [|ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/]


 * [|www.landwaterconnection.org]

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility authority activities http://www.abcwua.org/education/educators_downloads.html

EPA -- Water: Where You Live http://water.epa.gov/type/location/index.cfm

http://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.engin.systems.aqueduct/construct-an-aqueduct/
 * PBS-- Construct an Aqueduct**

http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/lwctw/
 * Louisville Water Company-- Tunnelling for Water**


 * Teachers' Domain - Water Conservation [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]


 * EPA Water Education [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * USGS GroundWater Education [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * Geology.com Education [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * Project Wet [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * Albuquerque Tricentennial Interdisciplinary Curriculum (for 7th grade, but can be adapted) [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * Water Footprint Network [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * WaterSense - EPA Partnership [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * USGS Education [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]
 * Aquaventurer from WEF (Water Environment Federation) [[image:http://www.abcwua.org/education/images/globe.gif width="16" height="16" caption="Disclaimer" link="http://www.abcwua.org/education/org/files/disclaimer.htm"]]

= Water Pt1- The Water Cycle and First Civilizations = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHK0JFV9V4    

UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/wash/
 * Water, Sanitation and Hygiene**

[|//Solar// product provides //water// on tap in Burkina Faso]
EcoGeneration - Jan 12, 2014 In July 2013, Australian company BW //Solar// supplied a Waterboy //solar//-powered //pumping// system for a small village in Burkina Faso, Africa. The system provides //...//

===[|Is //solar//-powered desalination answer to //water// independence for //...//]=== The Guardian - Jan 28, 2014 //Water// supplies have always been a problem for this drought-prone region //...// //solar//-powered plant treats salt //water pumped// directly from the sea.

http://www.unwater.org/
 * United Nations Water Issues (freshwater)**

http://www.unicefusa.org/campaigns/tap-project/
 * UNICEF Tap Project**

The Sahara Forest Project http://www.trust.org/item/20140205132855-21bxj/?source=hppartner

World Water Day March 22, 2014 http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/home/en/

**Water Activism & Reform**
The Safe Drinking Water Act 1974

http://wateruseitwisely.com/kids/
 * Water, Use It Wisely**

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 * Aqueduct Alliance**
 * World Water Risk Map** []

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http://www.ryanswell.ca/ Country Focus:
 * Ryan's Well Foundation**
 * **East Africa –** [|Uganda] and [|Kenya]
 * **West Africa –** [|Burkina Faso], [|Ghana] and [|Togo]
 * **Americas -** [|Haiti]

http://www.weday.com/we-act/classroom-resources-and-lesson-plans/educator-resources/
 * Free the Children/We Day Water Resources**

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sos1.html
 * USGS Future Water Survey**

http://www.waterinschools.org/index.shtml
 * Water in Schools**

Songs about Water
The Water Water Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4pxxYFxHj0

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility authority Sing Along CD and lyrics http://www.abcwua.org/education/Sing_Along_Water_Songs.html Puppet Show Songs -- includes no words, just music http://www.abcwua.org/education/educators_puppet.html

Rainbows and Canyons http://songlibrary.net/Rainbows-and-Canyons.html

Readings
PRIMARY Did A Dinosaur Drink This Water? Robert E. Wells ISBN: 0807588407 A Drop of Water Gordon Morrison ISBN: 0618585575 Magic School Bus at the Waterworks Bruce Degen ISBN: 0590403605 Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment Linda Schwartz ISBN: 0881601950 Tessa and the Fishy Mystery Carole Douglis ISBN: 9280724622 JUNIOR Doggy Dung Disaster & Other True Stories Garth Sundem ISBN: 1575422166 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth The Earthworks Group ISBN: 0836223012 Water Habitats Molly Aloian ISBN: 077872977X How to Save the Planet Barbara Taylor ISBN: 0199107408 If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People David Smith ISBN: 1550747797 How to Take a 3 Minute Shower Theo Graham, Tom Graham and Jeanne Lambert ISBN: 0968611214 INTERMEDIATE Ryan and Jimmy And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together Herb Shoveller ISBN: 1553379675 Hell and High Water Joseph Romm ISBN: 006117212X Water Cycle Lynn Stone ISBN: 1600441823 One Well: The Story of Water on Earth Rochelle Strauss ISBN: 1553379543 Water Reuse Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. ISBN: 0071459278 Tales of Water – A Child’s View Taco Anema ISBN: 1884167586 Hold Your Water: 68 Things You Need To Know To Keep Our Planet Blue Steve Creech ISBN: 0740756826 Me To We Craig Kielburger ISBN: 0470835109 Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right Barbara Coloroso ISBN: 0670044393 Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk About Aids Deborah Ellis ISBN: 1550419137