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John Sierra

Water Resources - 10 views

I LOVE Water Education. Here are just a few of my favorite sites: Good.is - Your Daily Dose of Water(awesome infographic) http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1204/your-daily-...

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started by John Sierra on 26 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
S Berrend

Product gallery - 2 views

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    Get a snapshot of the impact of your daily lifestyle. Compare how much water is used to make a variety of products so that you can choose to reduce your water footprint. For those that want to find out more, the green, blue and grey water footprint shows the source of water consumed and the volume of fresh water required for assimilation of pollutants.
gcremann

Fahad Al-Attiya: A country with no water | TED Talk | TED.com - 1 views

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    This is a great visual for my students on the absence of water in parts of the world. Tremendous discussion following this short clip. In a water rich area, this video clip made a tremendous impact on my students views of water resources.
gcremann

$151 Million Settlement Deal Reached Over West Virginia Water Poisoning : The Two-Way :... - 1 views

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    I use this to relate non-point pollution, source water resources and hazards to water resources to students. This hits home due to the fact it was in our state and a large part of the state was impacted by this leak.
S Berrend

The Watershed Sleuth Challenge | NEEF - 0 views

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    Looks young at start...claims it is k-12 appropriate.In this Watershed Sleuth Challenge, you will learn more about your watershed-what it is, why it's important, and what you can do to help protect it, as you earn badges at each level of this three-part course. In the first lesson, you will learn about the watershed basics: where the water comes from, where it goes, and what it does along the way. Completing this lesson on the facts of watersheds and water quality earns you the blue Watershed Sleuth badge.
rileydanan

Water Conservation - 1 views

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    Explore different ways water is used and can be conserved
S Berrend

Water - The Stuff of Life - Water Planet Challenge - 2 views

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    One of the units found on Discovery Planet's website
russobioclass

What You Need to Know About the World's Water Wars - 2 views

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    Underground water is being pumped so aggressively around the globe that land is sinking, civil wars are being waged, and agriculture is being transformed.
S Berrend

World Water Monitoring Challenge | NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY - 3 views

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    Seems a limited number of kits, and you must register your site first. I managed to get a kit in 2011. The kits themselves are fairly inexpensive through WWMC's site.
S Berrend

SECCHI Dipin - 0 views

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    Water quality measurements taken by citizen scientists..data available to use as well.
S Berrend

EPA Divers in Your Classroom | Scientific Diving | US EPA - 0 views

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    Our divers enjoy opportunities to visit school classrooms and talk with kids about ocean stewardship. Visits typically include pictures and video of aquatic creatures as well as polluted water sites to show how EPA uses scientific diving to help protect our underwater environment.
S Berrend

Palau vs. the Poachers - The New York Times - 3 views

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    The island nation has mounted an aggressive response to illegal fishing in their waters. How they protect themselves may help the rest of the world save all of the oceans.
Kathryn Kriscunas

Lab: Desalination - 3 views

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    This is a lab on designing an experiment to desalinate water.
Mary Redman

Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring, by Mark K. Mitchell - 7 views

I use this book for my big ecosystem field study trip. Includes WQI, Invertebrate survey, student projects, etc. Two thumbs up! Link: http://books.google.com/books/about/Field_manual_for_water_qual...

apes resources environmental water

started by Mary Redman on 26 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
S Berrend

Glacierworks - 2 views

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     The snow and ice stored within this resplendent arc of nearly 50,000 high-altitude glaciers are vital sources of water for the major rivers of Asia. GlacierWorks is a non-profit organization that vividly illustrates the changes to Himalayan glaciers through art, science, and adventure.
S Berrend

EPA, Cleveland to Set Cuyahoga River on Fire to Celebrate Clean Water Act - The Equation - 1 views

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    Nice spoof article that would work nicely to peak students' interest w/ a nice hoto of '69 fire on the river.
Caitlin O'Quinn

Lesson Plans | Nature Works Everywhere - 1 views

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    Labs for Bee Collapse, Salmon, Water Filtration, Sustainable Forestry, Biological Interactions
S Berrend

Alabama | Muddy Water Watch - 1 views

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    Citizen scientist work to track stormwater runoff from construction sites
S Berrend

Fact Sheet: End Plastic Pollution | Earth Day Network - 0 views

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    Plastic pollution is killing our planet! It's choking our oceans, poisoning our food and water supply, and wreaking havoc on the health and well-being of humans and wildlife worldwide Use these ten shocking facts about the scope of plastic pollution to educate, inspire and mobilize your friends, family, coworkers and community to join the movement to END PLASTIC POLLUTION this Earth Day. 
John Sierra

Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) - 5 views

I received a classroom set of "Liquid Gold: California's Water" though this program and used it in my classes this year. The "Student Edition" informational booklet was SO well organized with hist...

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