Kindergarten through 12th grade educators
Environmental Education on the Internet. Site offers a Classroom Resources-Directories section at its Web site, including links to collections of educational materials, catalogs, databases, and more. Visit
http://eelink.net/classroomresources-directories.html.
Environmental Education on the Internet. Web site offers an Environmental Information section on its Web site, providing links to a wide range of online sources of environmental information. Sites featured offer everything from resources geared to teachers and students, directories of children's resources, listing of recycling sites and pollution control programs, GIS maps, and more. Visit http://eelink.net/environmentalinformation-general.html.
Elementary school materials
Natural Resources Conservation Service. "The Water Cycle: Nature's Recycling System" is a poster featuring artwork of the water cycle on the front, while the reverse side offers facts and class participation examples relating to groundwater. Contact landcare@usda.gov or phone 888 526.3227.
Creative Teaching Press. Online catalog of teaching materials including many products on environmental sciences. Visit www.creativeteaching.com or contact Creative Teaching Press, 15342 Graham St., Huntington Beach, CA 92649, 800 287.8879.
South Atlantic Well Drillers Association. Katie's Well: A Kid's Guide to Water Wells and Groundwater is an online story about groundwater, available at http://www.well-drillers.com/docs/brochure3.pdf.
Materials without grade specification
Ohio Cooperative Extension Services. Protecting Groundwater: A Manual for Instructors, #790, provides the instructor an overview of groundwater topics. Chapters are titled "Groundwater," "Pesticide Contamination of Groundwater," "Applicator Practices," "Health Effects of Groundwater Contamination," and "Laws and Regulations." To order, visit http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~agnrtech/waterpub.html#ground.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Ground Water Education Resources Directory lists available groundwater education and information material. Access the directory by going to http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/dwg/gcc/gwinfodirectory.pdf.
USGS. Lesson plans, fact sheets, CDs, posters, and more to use in teaching about groundwater. Visit www.usgs.gov, then select "Education." To order teaching packets, you can also call 888 ASK USGS (888 275.8747).
AMC Media Corp. (Earth Beat Press). Vendors of curriculum resources, including Good Planets are Hard to Find!, an environmental information guide, dictionary, and action book for kids (and adults). For more information, visit http://www.amcmedia.net/becology.html.
Envision Environmental Education. A manufacturer of the Envision line of groundwater flow models and simulators. Line includes two separate models, but Envision can also develop custom models to fit local geology. For more information, visit http://www.envisionenviroed.net/.