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United States Geological Survey ­ Water Education Site

Have students take the online water quiz, or surf around to get some basics about water. If you don't have enough computers in your class, you can print out the quiz, or make your own based on the one posted on this site.

Environment Canada
This site provides an easy-to-read introduction to the importance of clean water.

WHAT'S UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT Hot Topics Water Visit the page on our site to get a quick picture of how the need for water impacted a community in the Everglades.

CONTAMINATED WATER (WHAT'S UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT). Here are instructions from Mr. Medina's handout dated 5/2/02.

1. Click on link above.

2. Click on "Step 5 - Take Action"

3. Go to Resources for step 5. Study each site carefully.

4. Write a brief report on what you think we can do after we finish our investigation on the POND WATER.

River Network The River Network is a national organization that seeks to connect river conservationists with the information that they need. The site provides listings of local resources, as well as links to useful resources. Since there is so much information on this site, you may want to preview it with your students.

Earth Force's Global Rivers Environmental Education Network Watershed Problems This Web site offers a wealth of resources for identifying and monitoring contaminated watersheds. It includes an online monitoring database and community action tool.

Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water ­ Surf Your Watershed This section of the EPA site has a national listing of information about bodies of water. Use this site to find out about watersheds in your area.

United States Geological Survey ­ Education Resources Have students take the online water quiz, or surf around to get some basics about water. If you don't have enough computers in your class, you can print out the quiz, or make your own based on the one posted on this site.

Give Water a Hand This site is devoted to informing young people about the part they can take in protecting bodies of water. Download action plans and more.

National Wildlife Federation: Take Action This site gives great advice on how to write to local media, write press releases, plan campaigns, and more.

Web Page Building Sites: If students want to create their own Web sites, but do not know html, have them use the pre-made templates from these sites to create their pages.

Homestead.com
Build Tripod.com
My School Online

EVOLUTION

Here are the URLs for web pages that I would like you to visit, bookmark on your computer and become thoroughly familiar with.

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Charles Darwin
A brief biographical essay about the life and works of Charles Darwin.

Royal Tyrrell Museum Tour: Evolution
A description of how Darwin arrived at his theory.

The Origin of the Species
An online version of Darwin's work.

Scopes Trial Home Page
The University of Missouri at Kansas City's compilation of primary and
secondary sources about the Scopes trial.

Time Scale
Part of an online tour of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, this geologic time
scale lists all divisions of geologic time, explains relative and absolute
dating, and defines continental drift.

BBC Evolution Web Site: Darwin -- The Man and His Legacy
A collection of essays that provide an excellent context for Darwin's
ideas. Some may be too advanced for the secondary-school level.

Life Through Geologic Time
An interactive chart exploring the different periods of geologic time.

UCMP Web Time Machine
A description of the geologic time periods.

Geologic Timelines
A geologic timeline that compares geologic time to daily time.

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