Educational Resource Materials for Groundwater

Groundwater education materials and information abound in Portage County.  Take this opportunity to use local resources to help you and others learn about groundwater. 

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Concepts and Modeling in Ground-Water Hydrology:  A Self-Paced Training Course adult/university USGS 1991 UWSP library I 19.76:90-707
Curriculum Activities Guide to Water Pollution and Environmental Studies 5-12; Cycles, Groundwater, Soil Ecology, Pollution, Rivers/ Streams      WCEE AC WR 039 v.1,2,3
Curriculum Activity Guide to Watershed Investigation and Environmental Studies: Volume I & II 5-12; Groundwater, Soil Ecology, Pollution, Erosion, Urban Study, Values, Human Impact Institute for Environmental Education 1974 WCEE AC WR 038
Discover a Watershed: The Everglades K-12; Groundwater, Wetlands, Conservation, Invertebrates, Interdependence       WCEE AC WR 067
Earth: The Water Planet 9-12/adult/university; Water, Groundwater, Land Use; also has videos National Science Teachers Assoc.: Washington, DC 1992 WCEE AC WR 004
Excuse Me Sir, that's My Aquifer: 8 lessons and songs 20 pgs. AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies: 7526 Sunset Tr. NE, Mancelona, MI 49659-9555 1992 CWGC    
GEE-WOW! Adventures in Water Education K-6; Water, Cycles, Groundwater, Pollution, Soil Ecology Ecology Center: Ann Arbor, MI 1991 WCEE AC WR 035
Give Water a Hand:  Action Guide a Youth Action for Environmental Action 5-12; Motivate youth to action on water-related issues; guides for community, school, home, and farm/ranch; topics: problem solving, citizen participation/action, groundwater conservation U. Wisconsin Enrironment Resource Center 1996 WCEE AC WR 045
Groundwater Education in Michigan Schools: Activities and Resources for Grades K-6 K-6; activities are self-directed learning, guided explorations, individual and group discussion, and investigations; topics: groundwater, pollution, water     WCEE AC WR 055
Groundwater Explorations: A Groundwater Curricula Guide for MI EE Center K-6; 8 modules designed for Michigan area; topics: groundwater, habitat, soils, landfills Kalamazoo Nature Center: Kalamazoo, MI 1992 WCEE AC WR 048
Groundwater Protection Through Prevention: A Curriculum for Agricultural Education: Secondary School 9-12/adult/university; Groundwater, Agriculture, Cycle Iowa State University: Aimes, IA 1989 WCEE AC WR 049
Groundwater Resources and Educational Activities for Teaching (GREAT) 5-9; Cycles, Groundwater, Landfills IA DNR: Des Moines, IA 1989 WCEE AC WR 047
Groundwater Study Guide 5-12; 10 activites about Wisconsin groundwater WI DNR: Madison, WI 1990 WCEE AC WR 054
Groundwater: A Vital Resource K-12; activities and fact sheets about groundwater; topics: groundwater, pollution, water TVA: Knoxville, TN 1991 WCEE AC WR 024
Groundwater: A Vital Resource- Student Activities 5-12; Groundwater, Water, Human Impact TVA: Chattanooga, TN 1986 WCEE AC WR 025
Hidden Treasure: Instructional Materials for Groundwater Resource Protection 5-12; Groundwater, Cycles, Water, Pollution, Agriculture, Soil Ecology, Resource Management National FFA Foundation: Madison, WI 1990 WCEE AC WR 036
Hillsborough County 4-H Umbrella Water Saving Plan project book for youth and lesson plans for adults; 56 pgs. Florida Cooperative Extension Service 1987 CWGC    
How-to Manual for Ground Water Protection Projects    PDX Press in Cooperation with the North Association fo RSVP Directors, Inc.: El Paso, TX and EPA: Washington, DC 1992 UWSP library EP 1.8: G91/4
Instructor's Guide to Water Education Activities 106 pgs. Water Conservation/Technical Assistance Program, PA 1986 CWGC   
Investigating Groundwater: The Fruitvale Story 4-12; Groundwater focus with hands-on look at social issues, role modeling, and decision-making Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley 1991 WCEE AC WR 008
Once Upon a Wellfield or…Adventures of "Dew" story and coloring book; 24 pgs. Ohio EPA 1998 CWGC   
Outlook on Groundwater: Volumes 1-3 K-12; 12 activities on groundwater and contaminaiton; project created to help move youth from being part of the problem to being part of its resolution Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 1988 WCEE AC WR 053 v.1,2,3
Science Demonstration Projects in Drinking Water K-12; the activities center around experiments USEPA 1990 WCEE    
That Magnificent Groundwater Connection:  a resource book for grades K-6 K-6; over 25 activites and songs on groundwater, water cycle, basic water facts, treatment, and stewardship New England EPA and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control 1996 WCEE AC WR 086
That Magnificent Groundwater Connection: A Resource Book for Grades 7-12 7-12; designed for New England; groundwater, water cycle New England Interstate Water Pollution Control: Wilmington, MA 1998 WCEE AC WR 064
Water K-9 Good Apple: Carthage, IL 1992 WCEE    
Water Activities to Encourage Responsibility 4-6; 10 activities on conserving and preserving water and seeing interaction between water and ecosystem; topics: groundwater, water pollution, water cycle WI DNR: Madison, WI 1992 WCEE AC WR 010 c.2
Water Quality and Pollution K-6; activities contain posters, transparencies, and teaching guide; topics: water, pollution, rivers/streams, groundwater Milliken Publishing Co.: St. Louis, MO 1990 WCEE AC WR 016
Water Sourcebook:  A Series of Classroom Activities for grades 3-5 3rd-5th Water Environment Federation: Alexandria, VA 1994 WCEE AC WR 83
Water Sourcebook:  A Series of Classroom Activities for grades 6-8 6-8; activities in 5 chapters:  introduction to water, drinking and waste water treatment, surface water resources, groundwater resources, and wetlands and coastal; contains glossary and over 40 fact sheets EPA 1998      
Water Sourcebook:  A Series of Classroom Activities for grades 9-12 9th-12th Water Environment Federation: Alexandria, VA 1997 WCEE AC WR 85
Water: The Liquid of Life 4-6; activities include background information, student sheets, and experiments; topics: water, treatment for drinking, waste water treatment, water pollution, environmental laws Illinois EPA 1988 WCEE AC WR 060
Water Wise: Lessons in Water Resources 4-6/5-9; water pollution causes, effects, and prevention Cornell Cooperative Extension: Ithaca, NY 1989 WCEE   
Watersheds 5-12; activities for the field, mapping, role playing, games; ecosystems, water, groundwater, human impact Dane County Extension: Madison, WI 1993 WCEE AC WR 062
Wisconsin Supplement to National Project WET K-12; groundwater, cycle, water, Project WET-Wisconsin 1997 WCEE  

 

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Booklets/Publications for Information

Backyard Conservation
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov

This is a free 28 page booklet on conservation practices used by farms that have been scaled down for the backyard. Contains many tip sheets on ponds, wetlands, mulching, and tree planting. Published by NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service.)

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Mapmaking with Children by David Sobel, 1999.

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Mapmaking with Children by David Sobel, 1999.

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