Water
The following website is based on the PFRA which is an organization that is associated with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. This material is appropriate for the high school level or as a teacher resource for information. It addresses issues such as
Water Supply and Distribution
Water Infrastructure
Water Quality
http://www.agr.ca/pfra/water/supplye.htm
Safe Drinking Water
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water - This page contains drinking water experiments for kids and teachers,
drinking water activities such as word finds, and links to other educational resources
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/exper.html
Water in The City
Educational modules and science activities for learning
about water.
http://www.fi.edu/city/water
Water: A theme
for Schools
Children are presented with a variety of resources based on
a 'water' theme. Items include; the Rivers Amazon, Ganges and Nile ... data on
river lengths ... sources, ages of rivers, floods and an opportunity to write
descriptively.
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/water.htm
Environmental Canada: Fresh Water
The freshwater web site is designed to
educate us about the importance and extent of fresh water in Canada. Includes links to other water-related sites.