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For Kids & Teachers Want to learn more about water quality? Check out the video and links below for fun, educational games and resources - especially for kids and teachers ! |
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For Younger kids, check out these Groundwater Video, A Pair of eco-conscious groundhogs sings about groundwater and dinosaur drool in this fun video from the King County, Washington Dept, of Natural Resources & Parks. Click here for the video .................................................................... Kids Water Quailty To-Do, handout sums up easy ways that kids (and their parents) can help preserve the quality and quantity of water in their local lakes, rivers and streams. It All Runs Downhill Activity, from the National Ocean Service (NOAA) illustrates how rainfall carries pollution into waterbodies by creating a wateshed model. ................................................................... Wetlands Maze, find the path through this maze crawling with aquatic creatures from different wetland habitats.
........................................ Wetlands are Wonderful Word Search, introduces key terms in a fun & educational way. ................................................................... Water Quality Standards Crossword Puzzle, from EPA's Healthy Waters Program, gives students a brief overview of the standards that protect water quality.
........................................ Bad Algae - Harmful Algal Bloom Lessons Plan, from the National Ocean Service (NOAA) gives students the tools to learn about different types of algae and share their knowledge with their classmates. ................................................................... Get to the Point - Nonpoint Source Pollution Lesson Plan, from the National Ocean Service (NOAA) introduces the concepts of bioassay to measure toxicity from NPS pollution, compare and contrast different methods of determining toxicity and how to identify areas affected by NPS pollution. Can be used alone or paired with "The Seeds Tell the Study" lesson plan. ................................................................... The Seeds Tell the Story - Nonpoint Source Pollution Lesson Plan, from the National Ocean Service (NOAA) helps students measure the toxicity of nonpoint source pollution through bioassay of radish seeds. Can be used alone or paired with the "Get to the Point" lesson plan.
........................................ Minnesota Project WET ( Water Education for Teachers) - is an international, interdisciplinary, water science and education program for formal and non-formal educators of K-12 students. SEEK - Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge - is Minnesota's environmental education information and service center. Water on the Web - provides high school and college curricula based on real time water quality data from lakes accross Minnesota. |
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