Our Water Planet Links

Lesson 1: Globe Toss

Lesson 2: The Earth is an Apple

Lesson 3: What Kind of Water is It?

Lesson 4: Water, Water, Where Does it Come From, Where Does it Go?

http://www.mos.org/oceans Great resource for gathering information about our oceans.

http://www.kidzone.ws/water Explanation of the water cycle in very kid-friendly terms.

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Water/index.html Learning module with multiple resources for teaching about water.

http://www.kidzone.ws/water Explanation of the water cycle in very kid-friendly terms.

http://www.kimballmedia.com/Drippy/DrippysWorld1110103/entry.htm Learn about the water cycle with "Drippy" the water droplet - entertaining way of personifying water.

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html United States Geological Survey show what happens to a drop of water using descriptions and images. Use the clickable map.

Lesson 5: Branching into Watersheds

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Landforms/index.html FOSS site dedicated to inquiry-based science teaching that provides movies, information, and links to other websites about landforms.

Lesson 6: What Happens When Salt Water and Fresh Water Meet?

Lesson 7: Treasure the Chesapeake

http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/kids/whatwrng.htm Clickable graphic that shows a number of ways that humans can cause environmental harm right from their homes.

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/land.htm Learn about how the land and people affect the Chesapeake Bay.

Lesson 8: Trees for the Bay (optional)

Lesson 9: Create an Animal

Lesson 10: Ocean Organism Sort

Lesson 11: Sharks Alive! (optional)

Lesson 12: How do You Measure the Ocean Floor?

Lesson 13: Why Do Our Sand Castles Keep Washing Away?

Lesson 14: From Surface to Sea Floor (optional)

Lesson 15: Floating, Flinking, or Sinking (optional)

Our Water Supply Book

http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb Resources provided to teach kids about how their actions affect their immediate environment.