Resources
Water
Conservation Links
The
Water Conservation Garden www.thegarden.org
water-wise demonstration garden
The Landscape Watering Calculator http://apps.sandiego.gov/landcalc
online calculator computes individualized watering requirements
The California Friendly Garden Guide www.bewaterwise.com
searchable plant database and other useful features
San Diego County Water Authority www.sdcwa.org
20-Gallon Challenge information (click on 20-Gallon Challenge logo)
San Diego County Water Authority www.sdcwa.org
other water conservation programs (click on conservation photo)
Education
Links
SanDCREEC
www.creec.org/region9a/
environmental education programs
S.D. Science Alliance www.sdsa.org
consortium of educators, scientists and businesses that support K-12 education
Water Education Foundation www.watereducation.org
water education materials
Department of Water Resources www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education
water facts, water education
California School Garden Network www.csgn.org
school garden ideas, curriculum, and grants
Fifth
Grade Weather and Water Links
Sites for
Students:
Fun site with lots of information
about building and experimenting with weather tools. Very interactive.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/
U. S. Geological Survey’s “Water
Science for Schools” website. Good water information including balance
of fresh and salt water on Earth, the water cycle and how to conserve. Link
to Spanish version from this page.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
Make a wind speed scale to estimate
how fast the wind is blowing in your neighborhood.
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/windscale.html
Information in Spanish about the
water cycle and water conservation (en Español)
http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00222/spanish/index1.htm
Sites
for Teachers:
Local climate information from the
San Diego office of the National Weather Service. Excellent climatic overview
of Southern California. Interesting history of local weather events.
http://newweb.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/research/Guide/The_Weather_Guide.pdf
In depth information about many weather
topics. Quick experiments to help demonstrate complex topics to students.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/jetstream/
A series of informational guides
and maps that help to explain weather events. Aimed at Secondary level and beyond
but maps are very useful for fifth grade standards.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/home.rxml
Excellent series of lesson
from the Smithsonian Institution that deal with oceans and weather.
http://www.paec.org/david/ttt/si/ocean.pdf#search='the%20oceans%20role%20in%20weather'
In depth weather information
with good graphics. Recommended as background for teachers rather than students.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wworks0.htm
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