Grade 3 Links - Earth Science- Water

Grade 3 Links - Earth Science- Water
Overarching Question: Why is water a precious resource?

The earth constantly moves water around its surface in a never-ending cycle.
	Water Science for Schools (USGS): All about water http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
	Water Cycle - Classroom of the Future http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html
	Louisville Water Company- Fun Zone http://www.tappersfunzone.com/
	Water Cycle - Kid Zone http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
	Weather Watch http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/WEATHER/watercycle.html
	Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml
	The Water Cycle - MBG Net http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/cycle.htm
	The Hydrologic Cycle http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hyd/home.rxml
	Droplet and the Water Cycle/Game http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html

Plants, animals and humans depend on the water cycle for survival.
	Water Games and Online activities U.S. EPA http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/kids_k-3.html

There are three states of water -- solid, liquid and gas
	University of Illinois - States of Water http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/dvlp/wtr.rxml
	States of Water http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/slg.html
	Iowa Project WET - Water Properties http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html

Only a small amount of the earth's vast water supply is drinkable.
	Give Water A Hand http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
	Missouri Botanical Garden - The Water Cycle http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/
	USGS - Water Science for Schools http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html

Water is a precious natural resource which needs conservation and protection
	EPA - The Water Cycle http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
	Raindrops http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_C/chap_4/act_2/1.htm


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