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Water Science for Schools
Find information on almost any water topic at this USGS site. Included in the site are: water basics, water use, Earth's water, water quality issues, map gallery, data library, picture gallery, glossary, and activity center and many water links.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html

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Teaching Youth About Trees
Find an online activity area for students and teachers about trees and their importance. Lesson plans, activities and educational games are available. Discussion on important current events are also included.
http://www.arborday.org/kids/teachingYouth.cfm

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Find Earth Materials
Click on the picture to find things that are made of earth materials.
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/PebblesSandandSilt/index.html

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Watersense Educational Materials
Find two lessons that will help teach your students about water supplies and the importance of saving water.
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/resources/educational_materials.html

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Top Ten Natural Building Materials
When your neighbor starts to build his house out of straw don't start worrying about his sanity! Straw is just one of ten natural building materials that are being used in new construction projects. Learn more about these ten natural building materials.
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-natura ...

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Water Treatment
Explore the process of water purification as you follow the flow of water from the river to our homes.
http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/watertreatment/wateractivity.html

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Follow that Trail!
Are you ready to be a detective? Follow the suspect’s footprints around the house to learn more about the Earth and its resources, and to look for clues to solve the mystery at the end.
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/pdfs/k-3.pdf

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Giant Kelp Part One: Fabulous Forests in a Watery World
Learn about a forest that is not well traveled yet provides us products that many of us use daily.
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Learning_Resources/Voyager_for_Kids/kelp ...

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Trees of The Idaho Forest
Learners will discover information on eight softwood species that are extremely important for their commercial value and account for more than 85% of the timber volume of Idaho's forestlands.
http://www.idahoforests.org/trees1.htm

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California's Natural Resources
Enjoy the great outdoors by reviewing these pages and learning about the natural resources and environments found in California.
http://ceres.ca.gov/natural_resources/

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How Much Water is there on (and in) the Earth?
About 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water. Learn some facts about the location of water on the Earth and how much is found in the ground, lakes and rivers. This site contains several links for further investigation of this wonderful resource.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html

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Why Is Soil So Important?
Join Detective Le Plant as he searches for secrets in soil. Help him uncover the important ingredients in soil that help plants grow.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case2/c2m2.html

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Earth's Water: Rivers and Streams
What is a river and where does water come from? This page has the answer. A diagram explains why some rivers never dry up, even during a drought.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html

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Ponderosa Pine
Ponderosa Pine is one of America's abundant tree species, covering approximately 27 million acres of land. Learn about this tree and discover how the wood is graded, treated, and used.
http://www.wwpa.org/ppine.htm

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Where is Earth's Water Located?
Water is continually moving around, through, and above the Earth as water vapor, liquid water, and ice. Where does water come from and how much of it can we actually use? Click here for the answers.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html

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Minerals and Bikes
What kinds of minerals or rocks is your bike made of?
http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/kids_geozone/Pages/bike.aspx

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Resource ID
Identify the resources. Sort them into renewable, nonrenewable and inexhaustible.
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MatterandEnergy/activities/resourceid.htm ...

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Earth's Water:
This page graphically compares groundwater use to surface water use. Links from this page provide maps and a more detailed discussion of groundwater use.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html

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Barnyard Palace - Milking Parlor
How much do you know about cows and the milk they provide? This on line farm describes the daily care, feeding and milking of cows.
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/general/barnyard/milkparl.htm

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Dairy Cows
How much milk can a cow make? How much food do they eat? This page answers questions about cows, how useful they are to us, and how they are different from other animals.
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/general/barnyard/dairybn.htm

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Looking at Gems
Browse through this private museum and learn about the characteristics of some of the most beautiful minerals. Great photographs!
http://math.berkeley.edu/~smale/crystals.html

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About water
This multimedia website based on the National Public Radio’s “Science Friday” program is about what factors can lead to water shortages in some areas, but not in others along with what can be done to reverse the process.
http://www.kidsnet.org/sfkc/sfkc-20061013-2.html

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Natural Resources on Earth
These activities will help students discover natural resources and learn about the natural resources that help plants grow.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Moon_ ...

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Water, Water Everywhere
Early elementary lesson plan on water as a limited resource.
http://www.floridasprings.org/resources/1-2_lesson.pdf

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Gulf of Mexico Watershed
Help your students understand how limited good, clean water is and how much we rely on it with this simple demonstration activity.
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/cln_watr.html

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A Bright Smile from Toothpaste and Minerals
Putting minerals in your mouth? Find out what's in the toothpaste we use every day.
http://www.mii.org/toothpaste.html

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How Many Minerals & Metals Does It Take To Make A Light Bulb?
Here are some activities related to composition of a light bulb. There are lessons associated with reading graphs and charts.
http://www.mii.org/lightbulb.html

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What'sin a Pencil Besides Wood?
The activities here can be used to show students how ordinary objects are composed of many types of materials.
http://www.mii.org/pencil.html

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Find Out What's Beyond the Looking Glass
The activities here can be used to show students how ordinary objects (such as glass, mirrors, coins, and paper) are composed of many types of materials.
http://www.mii.org/glass.html

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I'm Warm Now
How much water do we use waiting for the water to get warm? In this lesson, the students actually measure the amount of water used in this way.
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Environ ...

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Succession And Soil Compaction
Is the beaten path different? In this lesson students study compacted and "normal" soil, to compare what kinds of things grow in the soil, how hard it is, and how well water soaks into each type of soil.
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Environ ...

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Central Arizona Project
If you don't mind the download wait, this page has links to games and lesson plans on the water resources of Central Arizona. Click on "Just for Kids & Teachers" at the left and start browsing.
http://www.cap-az.com/

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