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Water Educational Links for Educators
Informational Web pages and curriculum resources for teaching water education in the classroom:
Arizona Programs & Organizations
Arizona Association for Environmental Education
http://www.arizonaee.org/
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality – Education and Outreach
http://www.azdeq.gov/function/education/index.html
Arizona Department of Water Resources - Arizona Water Conservation Information http://www.azwater.gov/dwr/Content/Find_by_Program/Drought_and_Conservation/default.htm
Arizona Game and Fish Department – Focus Wild Arizona
http://www.azgfd.gov/i_e/ee/environmental_education.shtml
Arizona Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/WET/
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum – Education
http://www.desertmuseum.org/edu/
Arizona State University – Ecology Explorers – Doing Science in Your Schoolyard
http://caplter.asu.edu/explorers/
Central Arizona Project – Public Info – Education Programs
http://www.cap-az.com/public/education/index.cfm?test=1&subSection=26
City of Phoenix – Water Conservation Education Sources for Teachers
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/WATER/wtrteach.html
Desert Botanical Garden
http://www.dbg.org/
Glendale Xeriscape Botanical Garden
http://gecko.gc.maricopa.edu/glendalelibrary
Rio Salado Project
http://phoenix.gov/RIOSALADO/
Salt River Project – Instructional Material
http://www.srpnet.com/education/instructmaterial.aspx
Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment
http://aspin.asu.edu/scene/
Tres Rios Wetlands
http://phoenix.gov/TRESRIOS/
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension – Arizona 4-H Youth Gardening
http://cals.arizona.edu/youthgardens/index.php
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Water
http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/water.html
University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center
http://ag.arizona.edu/azwater/
National Programs & Organizations
American Water Works Association – AWWA Conservation Resources
http://www.awwa.org/Communications/offer/conservation.cfm
American Water Works Association – WaterWiser – Conservation/Water-Related Links
http://www.awwa.org/waterwiser/links/index.cfm?LinkCategoryID=3
National Association of Conservation Districts
http://www.nacdnet.org/outreach/
National Geographic - Conservation
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/gaw/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N.O.A.A.) –
Advancing Environmental Literacy – Primary for Teachers
http://www.education.noaa.gov/teachers1.html
National Wildlife Federation – Backyard Wildlife Habitat
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/programoverview.cfm
North American Association for Environmental Education (N.A.A.E.E.)
http://www.naaee.org/
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
http://www.projectwet.org/
Project WILD – Just for Educators
http://www.projectwild.org/educators.htm
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization – International Year of Freshwater 2003
http://www.wateryear2003.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2199&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation – WaterShare – Teacher Lesson Plans
http://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/resources/lessonplans.html
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service – Nature and Science – Water
http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Browse EPA Topics - Water
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/water.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Teaching Resources – Conservation http://www.epa.gov/teachers/conservation.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Teaching Resources - Water
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/water.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Teaching Center – Order Education Materials from E.P.A.
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/order-publications.htm
U.S. Geological Service – Water Resources Information for Students and Teachers
http://water.usgs.gov/education.html
U.S. Geological Survey – Water Science for Schools
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
U.S. Geological Service – The U.S.G.S. and Science Education
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
Water Use it Wisely – Educational Tools/Links
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/toolsLinks/index.shtml
Other City, County, State Departments & Universities
Bellingham Massachusetts – Water Conservation Resources for Educators
http://www.bellinghamma.org/waterdpw/teacherswater.htm#LESSONS
Southwest Florida – Water Management District – Water Conservation at Work
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/waterwork/checkschool.htm
University of Wisconsin – Environmental Resource’s Center – Educating Young People about Water
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/
University of Wisconsin – Environmental Resource’s Center – Give Water a Hand
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Miscellaneous
Eco School Design – Water Systems on School Grounds
http://www.ecoschools.com/Water/Water_wSidebar.html
EcoEarth.Into – Environmental Portal and Search Engine – Water
http://www.ecoearth.info/links/water/
Environmental Education Exchange
http://www.eeexchange.org/
Environmental Literacy Council – For Teachers - Water
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/14.html
River of Words – For Educators
http://www.riverofwords.org/educators/index.html
The Groundwater Foundation – Kids Corner
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
Water Conserve – Water Conservation Portal
http://www.waterconserve.info/
Water Education Foundation – School Programs
http://www.water-ed.org/schoolprograms.asp
Water Environment Federation – Curriculum Materials
http://www.wef.org/LearnAboutWater/ForEducators/CurriculumMaterials/
Catalogs, Books, and Videos
Acorn Naturalist
http://www.acornnaturalists.com/
Arizona Project WET - Video Loan Library
http://www.ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/wet/resources/teachingaids_files/VideoLoanLibrary.pdf
Take a Walk – Books
http://www.takeawalk.com/
The Zephyr Catalog
http://www.zephyrpress.com/
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