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This
site
focuses
on
children's
water
education
and
activities,
offering
several
opportunities
to
investigate
various
topics
about
water
use,
treatment,
and
conservation.
The
site
emphasizes
New
Jersey
water
issues
however,
the
concepts
are
broad
enough
to
extend
to
all
states.
There
are
handouts
and
visuals
on
fun
facts
about
water,
the
water
cycle,
and
the
process
of
water
treatment
and
distribution.
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Users can choose to download or order six posters that depict water-resources topics and are drawn in a cartoon format. Written narrative on the back elaborates on the topic of each poster. They are available in color, or in black-and-white for coloring.
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Interactive game features two skill levels (novice and intermediate) that teach about water quality, watersheds, and management of this important resource. The intermediate level game is broken into four sections: National Parks, agriculture, neighborhood, and city, each with five questions. At the end of the quiz, the best choices for each question are explained.
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This
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
chapter
guides
users
through
the
process
of
locating
and
graphing
data
that
has
been
collected
by
students
who
participate
in
the
GLOBE
Program.
Users
access
the
online
GLOBE
graphing
tool
and
produce
a
graph
comparing
four
Earth
system
variables
over
two
complete
years.
Data
include
Maximum
Air
Temperature,
Soil
Moisture
(at
depths
of
both
10
cm
and
90
cm),
and
Rainfall
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The
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
(NRCS)
installs,
operates
and
maintains
an
extensive,
automated
system
to
collect
snowpack
and
related
climatic
data
in
the
western
United
States
called
SNOTEL
(for
SNOwpack
TELemetry).
SNOTEL
sensors
collect
hourly
data
on
temperature,
precipitation
and
snow
water
equivalent.
Data
can
be
displayed
as
tables
or
graphs
for
individual
stations,
drainage
basins
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This interactive map allows users to access climate information down to the county level for states or territories of the United States. The data includes wetlands, Temperature and Precipitation Summaries (TAPS), frost free days, and growing season. It is in table or text form, with metadata, and is downloadable.
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Students
will
learn
about
magnification
and
how
a
magnifying
lens
works.
They
will
examine
a
variety
of
different
objects,
first
without
a
magnifier
and
then
with
a
magnifier,
and
compare
what
they
observe.
They
will
practice
observing
details
of
these
objects
with
magnifying
lens.
The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
for
students
to
learn
about
observation
skills
and
how
tools
can
help
people
make
observations,
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Flowing
water
from
rivers
and
streams
is
a
valuable
and
plentiful
energy
resource
that
people
learned
to
use
centuries
ago
to
operate
the
machinery
that
was
important
to
their
livelihoods.
This
page
features
diagrams
(some
animated)
that
show
the
three
main
principles
of
water;
various
types
of
water
wheels;
and
the
modern
hydroelectric
turbine.
There
are
also
animations
of
various
types
of
mills
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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
site
provides
information
about
rivers,
coasts,
and
the
processes
affecting
them.
Students
can
view
an
animation
of
the
water
cycle,
read
about
how
rivers
and
coasts
change,
learn
about
estuaries,
and
view
information
on
how
rivers,
coasts,
and
other
water
features
influence
people's
lives.
Glossaries
and
a
teacher's
page
offering
lesson
plans,
worksheets,
and
links
to
additional
sites
are
also
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