Educators
Most of the Earth's water is ocean or seas. About two percent of the world's water is frozen and, therefore, unusable. That leaves a little less than one percent of the Earth's water suitable for drinking water. Water quality is an environmental issue that has received increased attention in recent years and for which there is now a variety of educational materials. This page is for both formal and non-formal educators who wish to teach children and young adults about water and wastewater.
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EPA Downloads
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- EPA Youth and the Environment Training and Employment Program - Students are exposed to the various career possibilities in wastewater treatment, wet weather management (combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows), water supply, recycling, energy management, hazardous waste management, and natural resource protection.
- EPA Youth and the Environment Training and Employment Program - Students are exposed to the various career possibilities
- Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids' Stuff - Information for teachers and students, grades K-12, including games, activities, and more.
- Water Where You Live - Click on a state on the US map to find water information provided by EPA.
- Games and Activities - interactive games for all ages
- Adopt Your Watershed - This online database enables users to learn about water monitoring, cleanups, and restoration projects held within their communities.
- Surf Your Watershed - online watershed database
- Teaching Resources for Water and Wastewater - Click on a state on the US map to find water information provided by EPA.
- Volunteer Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality - EPA encourages all citizens to learn about their water resources and supports volunteer monitoring because of its many benefits.
Teachers Resources
Educating
Young People About Water - Environmental Resources Center, University
of Wisconsin-Madison's (Grades 6-8) - Want to educate kids about water?
These free materials from, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Environmental
Resources Center provide information to help you get
started. They offer more than140 drinking water curriculums for children!- Project WET - This water education resource is good for teachers dealing with ages 5-18, offering a collection of more than 90 broad-based, water activities.
- Groundwater Foundation Kids Corner - Fun, colorful pages that are full of activities, games, and puzzles. Provides information to teach children groundwater basics.
- USGS Water Resources Outreach Program - Includes water education posters, free downloads, and more.
- USGS Water Water Science for Schools - Lots of great information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center.
- World Water Monitoring Day - (Grades 9-12)- This day helps watershed leaders, educators and trained volunteers to educate students and citizens how the actions of individuals in a watershed can impact environmental quality and human health.
- Groundwater Adventurers - This National Ground Water Association site explores the world of groundwater with brain ticklers, puzzles, fun experiments, and more.
- Give Water a Hand - (Grades 9-12)-A national watershed education program designed to involve young people in local environmental service projects.