Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Water Systems
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Did you ever stop to think about how water gets inside your house? Is it magic? Find out where it comes from, how it moves, how it's stored, and how it's made ready as drinking water. Starting with the water cycle, we trace the paths that water takes ...
kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html
In this game your task is to get a rain drop safely through the forest, into the river, and out to sea so that the sun can warm him once again and help him get back to the clouds while learning about the water cycle.
www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/default.asp?lang=En&n=65EAA3F5-1
Learn more about Environment Canada’s role in water management, and how the Department is helping to ensure that our water resources are used wisely, both economically and ecologically.
earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/groundwater/
This website teaches students about where groundwater comes from and how we use it.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/index.shtml
Click here to learn about how the water cycle effects rivers and coasts.
Through the heart of southwestern Ontario runs the Sydenham River, a lifeline for plants, animals and people for thousands of years. The Sydenham River’s main branch is over 165 km long, and crosses three county lines. Thousands of kilometers of tribut ...
ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
The US Geological Survey provides detailed information about the water cycle.
Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
camillasenior3.homestead.com/watersystems.html
This website provides students with facts about the water cycle as well as experiments they can try to learn more about it.
www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/watershed2.htm
Water...we all depend on it for survival. But water is a scarce resource—only one percent of all water on earth is freshwater! How can we keep this water pure and fresh? Many things happen in a watershed that affect the quality of the water we rely upon. ...