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Resources for Activity 38: Every Drop Counts

Student Page
Water Use Chart

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Water Resources from the USGS:
The Water Cycle is at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
The Water Science for Schools is at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
The Water Education Foundation also has a site for students:
http://www.watereducation.org/kids.asp

Additional Resources:
Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF) Educational Materials
Hands-on drinking water kits, and more, that relate content to science, social studies, and math, investigating the topic from various perspectives to include economics, social, and health issues.

EPA Water Education Website
Find a flash animated water cycle, steps for how to create a water cycle terrarium using everyday items, and review water trivia facts.

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom. Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Related Earth & Sky Shows:
- Steve Monismith Tracks Water in the San Francisco Estuary (2009)
- Peter Gleick Warns That World Faces a Water Crises (2009) 



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