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STEM education resources which WAVES™ utilizes in classroom presentations and can be used by teachers.
STEM K-8 For children at different grade levels
Exploring Science With Children
PBS Parents provides advice and activity ideas to help young children engage in science from the kitchen to the backyard to the playground.
Universal Design in Science Education
Grade Level: 3-6: The Universal Design in Science Education project develops technology-rich science curriculum modules. Organization: Concord Consortium.
Water Pollution Hotspots
Grade Level: 6-8: Students investigate some of the world’s most polluted water hot-spots and devise plans for pollution prevention.
Water Use and Conservation
Grade Level: 7-10: Students learn the importance of water conservation by monitoring their daily water use & propose methods for conservation.
Life in a Drop of Water
Grade Level: 9-12: Students investigate just what lives in a drop of water, appreciating how much life a single water drop can support.
U.S. Geological survey: Water Science for Schools
Find information on many aspects of water, including pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can post opinions and test your water knowledge.
PBS kids: EekoWorld
EekoWorld is designed to help children between the ages of 6 and 9 learn about the important role they can play in taking care of the earth. EekoWorld (Environmental Education for Kids Online) features an engaging and interactive format that invites children to explore, experiment, and collaborate as they learn about conservation and the environment.
Smithsonian Education
A place to explore, discover, and learn arts, science, nature, history, culture, places, and people.
MedlinePlus: Drinking Water
The National Institutes of Health’s site on drinking water. Find out about water-related issues, organizations, and laws and policies pertaining to drinking water.
Environmental Resource Center
The ERC promotes educated decision making on natural resource issues by working in partnership with individuals, community leaders, and professionals to develop research-based educational programs and materials.
World Water Council
The World Water Council is an international organization whose mission is “to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth.
