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The Groundwater Foundation: Kids Corner DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/kc.html
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This site offers activities for direct student interaction, for educators to use in the classroom and for experimentation at home. Student and educator activities focus on basic issues of groundwater, the water cycle, global water distribution, conservation and vocabulary. At home activities touch on aquifers, biodegradability and compost. Additional games, teaching tools and information on events and workshops are provided. These age appropriate activites are easily implemented in any classroom and are very audience friendly.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Project
    • Tutorial
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
  • Portal:
    • Non-profit
Subject:
  • Environmental science
  • Hydrology
  • Policy issues
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2003. The Groundwater Foundation. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-090
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Properties of earth materials
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Types of resources
    • 5-8:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: The Groundwater Foundation