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Teachers Love This Site
The U.S. Geological Survey, which helped fund the Guam Water Kids Project, offers resources about Water, Geography, Geology, Biology, and more targeted for Grades K-6, Grades 7-12, and Undergraduate levels. Teachers and students will find many videos, animations, photo galleries, maps and online lectures. Especially useful in the classroom is the wealth of free handouts, activities and discovery questions..
http://water.usgs.gov/education.html

Digital Library for Earth Systems Education: Earth Science
Loaded with activities, this American Museum of Natural History explains how fresh water unites us all.
https://florafox.com/

The National Institutes for Water Resources
A national platform for research, training and collaboration concerned with managing the water resources of the U.S. In collaboration with the USGS, the NIWR sponsors a student internship program for undergraduate and graduate students.
www.niwr.net

Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific at the University of Guam
Through research, teaching and outreach programs, WERI seeks solutions to the management of fresh water in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. Research, news, reports, and affiliated programs including a digital atlas of the "Natural Resources of Southern Guam."
www.weriguam.org

U.S. EPA's Environmental Kids Club
There's fun to be had here. Try the section for 'Middle School' and the 'Garbage and Recycling.' Don't miss 'A Day in the Life of a Drop.'
www.epa.gov/students

U.S. Department of the Interior
Protecting America's natural resources and heritages, the Department of Interior offers youth opportunities to work, play learn and grow in some of the most beautiful and historically significant places. Website also includes activities for learning about conservation issues and other teacher resources.
www.doi.gov

The Weather Channel | Kids
The Weather Channel has put together some particularly entertaining activities for students to learning about weather and related safety issues. The WeatherEd Section features a weather encyclopedia and the Educator's Section contains an extensive resource section including collecting weather data and using it to forecast weather. Also contains an extensive photo gallery of weather conditions and cloud formations.
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/

Water: H20=Life
Loaded with activities, this American Museum of Natural History explains how fresh water unites us all.
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=water&c#channel

Down the Drain Project
How much water do you use every day in your home? The USGS says it could be between 80-100 gallons. This project is collecting data on water usage from ordinary people around the world. See the teachers guide to learn how your students can participate in this worldwide project.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/

Waterscape Bowen Island
Visit another island community. This one is in western Canada and although very different from our own, the residents share concerns about protecting their drinking water supply.
http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/h2o/bowen/index_e.php