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This lesson plan develops the concept of irrigation for elementary school level kids. The lesson plan provides two activities involving role playing. Using the role playing activites and labs, elementary students should acquire the critical thinking skills necessary to draw conclusions about various aspects of irrigation.
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This
slide
show
provides
information
to
guide
pesticide
users
in
applying
pesticides
in
a
manner
that
will
protect
groundwater
as
much
as
possible
from
contamination.
The
slide
show
covers
properties
of
pesticides,
soil,
and
groundwater
that
are
likely
to
worsen
contamination
and
provides
suggestions
for
handling
and
applying
them.
Other
topics
include
basic
geology
of
groundwater
and
potential
health
...
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The
Water
Sourcebooks
from
the
U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
contain
324
activities
for
grades
K-12
divided
into
four
sections:
K-2,
3-5,
5-8,
and
9-12.
Each
section
is
divided
into
five
chapters:
Introduction
to
Water,
Drinking
Water
and
Wastewater
Treatment,
Surface
Water
Resources,
Ground
Water
Resources,
and
Wetlands
and
Coastal
Waters.
This
environmental
education
program
explains
the
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Project
WET
(Water
Education
for
Teachers)
is
an
international,
interdisciplinary,
water
education
program
for
formal
and
informal
educators
of
students
ages
5
to
18.
This
project
site
provides
opportunities
to
order
high
quality
educational
material,
samples
of
Project
WET
activities,
information
on
Make
a
Splash
Festivals,
education
standards,
information
on
events,
Project
Wet
reports
and
water
...
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This article from Agriculture21 cites the management practices and policies that will be necessary to avoid water crises in the coming three decades. There are links to information on raising water productivity, improving irrigation technology, and modernizing irrigation management. The text is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
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BASINS
is
a
multipurpose
environmental
analysis
system
for
use
by
regional,
state,
and
local
agencies
in
performing
watershed
and
water
quality
based
studies.
This
new
software
makes
it
possible
to
quickly
assess
large
amounts
of
point
source
and
nonpoint
source
data
in
a
format
that
is
easy
to
use
and
understand.
Installed
on
a
personal
computer,
BASINS
allows
the
user
to
assess
water
quality
at
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