Ecosystems and Biodiversity Lesson 3 : Ecosystems

Online

Drinking Water & Kids’ Stuff, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contains EPA-sponsored interactive games and activities, all related to water. Also provided are teacher lessons and activities. Retrieved July 16, 2005, from http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html.

Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids’ Stuff: For Teachers, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Contains water-related classroom lessons, games, and activities developed by the EPA for use with grades 4-8. Retrieved July 16, 2005, from http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/teachers_4-8.html

The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book (Third Edition, 1995)

Full of information related to the Great Lakes region. Topics include geology, hydrology, history, climate, and lake processes. Contains fact sheets, photographs, and many colorful maps. Jointly written and published by the Government of Canada (Toronto, Ontario) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Great Lakes National Program Office (Chicago, Illinois). Retrieved July 12, 2005, from http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/intro.html

Rain On Lesson. Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Lesson for Grades 4-6 about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation and the importance of the Earth’s water cycle to agriculture. Retrieved May 26, 2011, from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/RAIN_ON_ LESSON_PLAN_69101_7.pdf

U.S. Geological Survey: The Water Cycle

Describes the distribution and movement of water on, in, and above the Earth. Retrieved July 16, 2018, from https://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html

In Print

Children’s Literature

Hooper, M. (1998). The Drop in My Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet. New York: Viking Press.

Locker, T. (1984). Where the River Begins. New York: Penguin Books USA (Dial Books Inc.).

Locker, T. (2000). Cloud Dance. New York: Harcourt, Inc.

Locker, T. (2002). Water Dance. New York: Harcourt, Inc (Voyager Books).

Shaw, B. (1998). A Drop Around the World. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.

Smith, D. (1993). The Water Cycle. New York: Thomson Learning.

Waldman, N. (2003). The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press.

Wick, W. (1997). A Drop of Water. New York: Scholastic Press.