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This
interactive
site
features
games,
animations,
and
teachers'
materials
intended
to
introduce
younger
students
to
climate
change.
There
is
information
about
what
climate
change
is,
the
difference
between
weather
and
climate,
and
the
greenhouse
effect.
There
are
also
materials
on
the
climate
system,
ancient
climates,
and
how
scientists
investigate
climate.
Other
topics
include
discussions
of
whether
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Students
often
hear
that
winters
were
colder
or
had
more
snow
in
the
past.
This
activity
will
help
them
to
determine
if
this
is
a
true
or
accurate
statement
for
their
location.
Students
will
access
historic
weather
information
from
NOAA
and
NASA
internet
resources.
They
will
determine
changes
in
average
temperatures,
precipitation
and
cloud
cover
over
time
from
data
and
relate
global
changes
to
local
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The
Darby
Creek
watershed
encompasses
an
area
of
approximately
550
square
miles
in
central
Ohio.
The
Big
and
Little
Darby
Creeks
are
well
known
for
their
vast
diversity
and
abundance
of
aquatic
and
terrestrial
plants
and
animals.
They
are
home
to
eighty-six
species
of
fish,
five
of
which
are
endangered.
Forty-one
species
of
freshwater
mollusks
live
in
these
waters,
eight
of
which
are
on
the
Ohio
endangered
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This set of introductory materials outlines the basic concepts of groundwater and hydrology. Graphics with accompanying definitions explain basic hydrologic terms such as aquifer, recharge, and discharge. There are also news articles, a reading list, a questionnaire, and a quiz.
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This
interactive
diagram
allows
the
user
to
follow
a
drop
of
water
from
the
source
through
the
treatment
process.
Water
may
be
treated
differently
in
different
communities
depending
on
the
quality
of
the
water
which
enters
the
plant.
Groundwater
is
water
located
under
ground
and
typically
requires
less
treatment
than
water
from
lakes,
rivers,
and
streams.
Users
are
invited
to
click
on
each
treatment
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This
module
on
measuring
temperature
and
its
effects
on
water
quality
is
from
a
larger
series
on
water
quality
investigations.
The
purpose
of
the
site
is
to
help
students
recognize
that
temperature
can
affect
the
organisms
that
live
in
water,
describe
the
factors
that
can
change
the
temperature
of
a
body
of
water,
and
how
to
measure,
graph,
and
interpret
the
effects
of
temperature
on
fish.
It
provides
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This
site
is
a
type
of
Clean
Water
Act
for
Kids.
Tips
for
preventing
non-point
pollution
tips
are
offered
in
the
following
areas:
Anglers,
Beach,
Boaters,
Drivers,
Ecotourism,
Endangered
Species,
Holiday
and
Gift
giving,
Home,
Kitchen,
Laundry
and
Cleaning,
Lawn
and
Garden,
Personal
Watercraft,
Recycling,
Scuba
Diving,
Shore
Visitors,
Smokers,
Students,
and
Water
Conservation.
The
site
is
full
of
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February
2nd
of
each
year
is
World
Wetlands
Day,
which
marks
the
date
of
the
signing
of
the
Convention
on
Wetlands
in
1971,
in
the
Iranian
city
of
Ramsar
on
the
shores
of
the
Caspian
Sea.
As
part
of
the
observance,
the
Ramsar
Convention
makes
available
to
order
a
variety
of
materials
such
as
posters,
leaflets,
logos
and
stickers,
and
a
video.
Many
of
these
materials
are
available
in
French
and
Spanish.
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This
lesson
plan
will
help
students
to
understand
that
the
way
a
community
disposes
of
its
wastewater
may
negatively
affect
local
aquatic
habitats,
that
it
is
possible
to
find
wastewater-disposal
methods
that
do
not
pollute,
and
that
both
governments
and
citizens
can
take
action
to
ensure
that
waste
water
will
be
disposed
of
in
a
way
that
is
not
destructive.
As
part
of
the
lesson,
students
will
discuss
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Earth
911
is
an
organization
focused
on
empowering
the
public
with
community-specific
resources
to
improve
their
quality
of
life.
To
accomplish
this
goal,
they
provide
information
on
a
wide
range
of
environmental
topics
including
recycling
(several
types
of
materials),
household
hazardous
waste,
water
quality,
composting,
air
pollution
prevention,
fire
prevention,
green
shopping
tips,
and
mercury
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