TEACHER'S RESOURCES
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General Water Cycle Animation If you want your students to learn more about the water cycle, here is a great animation! Drinking Water Bloopers What NOT to do :) Water Conservation Pledge Print out this pledge and hang it in your room. Kid's View of a Water-quality Problem - Read some third-greaders observations during a creek cleanup project.
A Dire Shortage of Water A great Science News for Kids article about drought. Cactus Goo for Clean Water Another fascinating article from Science News for Kids! Three Days Without Running Water The author of this story found he and his family without water for three days after a storm. Read about how they dealt with this situation. How do you think you would cope?
Lesson Plans and More Build a Model of the Water Cycle Experiments (Gr. K-3) Using easily available materials, students can learn about measurement and conserving water in simple activities that involve brushing their teeth, taking a bath or shower, and flushing the toilet for example. Water
Conservation with the Water Lion Page
9 of this document has an excellent activity called the Average Water
Use Tally which provides charts for students to measure their water use
at home over a three day period, and then provides a series of questions
which will call into play their critical thinking skills.
Things To Do EnviroKids' Club This club is for children in grades K-6, who live in Spokane County. They will receive a welcome packet and an activity in the mail four times a year. How Many Gallons of Water Does it Take to Make A Salad? - Find out with this fun activity! Thirstin's Matching Fun Facts An activity that teaches how much water is used for different activities. Water Quiz Are you a water saver or a water waster?
Games Thirstin's Word Scramble Game Printable version of activity on virtual field trip.
Publications Get to Know Water A comic book about water. Safe Drinking Water Act Poster - Request one for your classroom. Spokane Regional Solid Waste System has a library with videos that you can check out! Contact Ann Murphy, Education Coordinator, at (509) 625-6580 for more information. Take a tour of the facility. Free public tours are given every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 am and 1 pm. To schedule a classroom tour or a tour for 10 or more people, call 509-625-6580.
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