Important Dates:

Grade 4 - March 6th Grade 3 - March 18th	Classroom presentations by Water Works employees to third and fourth grade classrooms
March 11, 2009	Cheryl Wood from Manchester Water Works will speak to parents about the Water Fair as part of the March PTG meeting at 6 PM in the library. Refreshments will be provided - all 4th grade parents are encouraged to attend.
Monday, April 20, 2009	All Water Fair Projects Due
Wednesday, April 22, 2009	Water Fair
Saturday April 25, 2009	City Water Fair
TBA	State Water Fair

Water Fair Topics and Websites

SEARCH ENGINES	http://www.nettrekker.com/
Acid Rain	http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/kids-5-8.html http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/project670_50.html
Adhesion	http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html
Animals and Water	http://www.enature.com/
Ask for Kids	http://www.askforkids.com/
Books (on Water)	http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/WATER/books.html
Bubbles	http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceExHowCanSoapBubblesLastLongerMO68.htm http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bubble_suspension.html http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/bubbles.htm http://bubbles.org/html/questions/questions.htm http://bubbles.org/html/questions/color.htm
Canal Locks
Capillary Action	http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html
Cleaning Water	http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/KidsStuff/
Conservation (How to save water)	http://www.waterinfo.org/conservation-tips http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/ http://www.bellinghamma.org/waterdpw/teacherswater.htm
Classroom Activities & Experiments
Cohesion	http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html
Density of Water	http://pbskids.org/zoom/sci/waterdensity.html
Dams	http://www.tvakids.com/river/aboutdams.htm http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/eng06/sci/engin/design/littledam/index.html http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/eng06/sci/engin/design/sharewater/index.html
Drinking Water	http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/envsrvs/watercon/story.asp
Earth's Water	http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html
EPA Office of Water - (has games, activities, & experiments for kids	http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/ http://www.epa.gov/water/kids.html
Erosion
Estuaries	http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/
Floods	http://www.usgs.gov/themes/flood.html http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/section3c.shtm http://www.fema.gov/kids/floods.htm
Geysers	http://www.geysers.com/kids.htm http://www.yellowstonekoa.com/kids.html http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20040609/Note3.asp
Give Water A Hand	http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah
Glaciers	http://42explore.com/glaciers.htm http://nsidc.org/glaciers/ http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/history.html http://www.kathimitchell.com/glaciers.htm
Ground Water	http://www.groundwater.org
Highline Water District	http://www.highlinewater.org/kid's1.htm
How NASA Studies Water	http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/water.htm
Hydrometers	http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceMakingAHydrometer79.htm
Hydropower/Hydroelectricity (Water power, turbines, water wheels, dams, grist mills etc... PSNH)	http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/hydro-power.html http://www.psnh.com/Energy/PSNH_Environment/make_power.asp
Information on Fresh Water Ecosystem	http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/index.htm
Insulation
Icebergs	http://www.athropolis.com/links/iceberg.htm http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,203489,00.html
Iron in Water	http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/iron.htm
Molecules	http://www.ketc.org/kids/ThingsToDo.asp?ThingToDo=3516 http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/wateronastring.html
Manchester Water Works	Manchester Water Works
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	http://www.mwra.com
New England Aquarium - Science Projects	http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/kids/index.html
NH Project WET	http://www.des.state.nh.us/wet/
Oceans	http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/activities.html
Oil Spills
Project WET (has water education activities for kids & parents)	http://www.projectwet.org/
projects ideas	http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/ http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/
Recycling
Rain in a Bag/Rainwater Collection	http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,22-5051,00.html
Resources for Water	http://dmoz.org/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/Drinking_Water/
Rivers
Rock Candy
Saturation/Dissolving
Seacoast Science Center	http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/index.php/
Science Fair Studio	http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html#water
Sink and Float
Sound/Pitch
Surface Tension	http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/penniesandwater.html
States of Matter	http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html
Testing Water	http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_water.htm
Water in the City	http://www.fi.edu/city/water/water.html
Water Cycle/Hydrologic Cycle	http://www.kathimitchell.com/water.htm http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/prop/e_cycle.htm http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/fun-stuff/water-cycle/ http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Water for Kids	http://www.epa.gov/ow/kids/waterforkids.html http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/ http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/3gradecover.html http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/drainproj/
Water Fair project ideas
Water Information	http://www.waterinfo.org/cnsrv.html http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/links.html http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/education/splash/water_on_the_web.html
Water Words	http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html http://www.trinity-trudy.org/coolstuff/vocab.htm http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/glossary.html
Water on the Space Station
What is sugar?
What is Water? and Water What-ifs	http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/depot/experiments/water/
Water Clocks	http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855491.html
Water Filtration	http://www.scienceproject.com/projects/intro/elementary/EX114.asp http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/waterfilterpartii.html
WaterSheds	http://www.watersheds.org/kids/
Weather	http://www.weatherwizkids.com
Water Pressure
Water as a Work Force
Water and Germs -Does washing your hands really get rid of germs?	http://www.mwra.com/germs/intro.htm
Wastewater Treatment
Wetlands	http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ http://www.nwf.org/wetlands/
Yarra Valley Website
Other	http://atozteacherstuff.com/ http://www.nsrconline.org/ http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/3gradecover.html http://www.sustainable.org/naturalresources/water.html http://www.softwater.com/faq.html http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/ http://www.kathimitchell.com/water.htm

Water Games

Last revised: Date:March 2008