Water

This is a collection of supplementary books (fiction and nonfiction) and learning environment resources for learning about water by many Indigenous authors.

Water Changeling is the story of the natural water cycle from a Syilx traditional ecological knowledge perspective. The story features a water girl named skɬp’lk’mitkw who longs to visit with her grandparents. She receives help from newfound friends who change her into rain, hail and snow so she can reach her grandparents.

The Water Sings to Suliʔ is an original story with a universal message, shedding light on the importance of water as a living entity. The story features a young girl named suliʔ, who hears the song of the water calling for her while playing outside. suliʔ ventures out of her yard and into the forest. Along the way she meets an unexpected magic water child. The water child entrusts suliʔ with an important message to share with the world.

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption―a bold and lyrical picture book.

Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect our water—keeping it pure and clean for the generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn Peltier.

Over the centuries we've changed the land by farming it, cutting down the trees on it, digging into it and building on it. We've also learned how to control water—where it goes and how much flows. Upstream, Downstream explores the consequences of the pressures people place on watersheds and highlights some of the heroes making a difference for watersheds around world.

With a primary focus on the river's ecosystems, wildlife, and geological processes The River That Flows Beside Me also explores the way that humans interact with the river landscape, using it both to survive and also to enjoy. The beauty and variety of river landscapes are bought to life by Jo Empson's rich illustrations.

The global ocean is in trouble. This beautiful and important book explores the issues — and what we can do to help.

One Well shows how every one of us has the power to conserve and protect our global well. One Well is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.

Interactive activities about water topics including water cycle, ocean, fresh water, watersheds, water conservation and protection, indirect and direct water use and water and health for elementary and middle school students and their teachers.

Crash Course Kids: The Basics of Freshwater We have a lot of water on Earth, but we also can't actually drink much of it... or use it for farming. That's because most of the water on Earth is saltwater. We humans, like a lot of living things, need freshwater to survive. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the difference between freshwater and saltwater and why freshwater is so important.

Crash Course Kids: Water Water Everywhere So you know about Freshwater and Saltwater now and you know that there's not that much Freshwater for us (and other life) to get to. So how do different animals deal with different amounts of water where they live? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the adorable Nerpa and how they deal with rough conditions to live in Freshwater!

Brain Pop Jr: Water Cycle A video on the water cycle.

This episode of Crash Course Kids shows us how the water cycle works and how you can create a mini water cycle right in your own kitchen!

Brain Pop Jr: Seasons A video on the four seasons.

Brain Pop Jr: Natural Resources A video on water as a natural resource.

Developed specifically for teachers working with young children (ages 3-6) and in coordination with early childhood experts and educators, Getting Little Feet Wet is Project WET’s early childhood curriculum.

The award-winning, NSTA-recommended Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0 continues Project WET’s dedication to 21st-century, cutting-edge water education.

A list of ground water and surface water activities that can be found in Project WET Curriculum & Activity Guide 2.0

A set of resources like apps, games, videos, and other useful links to get you started teaching about clean water and sanitation.

*TOP PICK* In this lesson plan, students are water and travel through the water cycle.

Join Naturalist Morgan as we "Explore Your Watershed" and make a model watershed of our own out of simple things you can find at home. Join in to make your own model, or follow along with us as we learn about watersheds!

In this activity, you can make a watershed model out of crumped up paper. The boundaries of a paper watershed are the mountains, hills, or other high points where land slopes toward the water.

A set of children's activity booklets about the role of water in supporting life on our planet.

Lessons about watersheds, water quality, and water stories.

A stewardship themed toolkit for early childhood programs.

Give educators and students a background on what a water quality tests is, how it works and what the data means.

The Education testkit is specifically designed with educators in mind! We’ve curated the experience to help teachers become experts in water testing, giving youth hands-on experiences by the water.

Get students involved in water quality monitoring by testing the health of their local lakes, rivers, oceans and/or other water bodies. Students get the chance to share their data with decision makers!

Explore this interactive map that is refreshed every few minutes. View over 13,000 real-time stream, lake, reservoir, precipitation, water quality, and groundwater stations.