Water Systems

Water facts and links for this strand.

Dive into this site to learn how we can conserve water by 100 practical ways. 

• 100 ways to save water: A printable list that you can make into cards for illustrating.
• A flash presentation of water saving ideas.

•  Nav Guide
• Water Basics
• Earth's Water
• Water Quality
• Water Use
• Activities
• The Water Cycle

National Geographic site the describes key concepts by an interactive on-line river system. Hand-outs are provided for teachers in pdf files. 

• On-line watershed game novice and intermediate levels
• Educator/Student activities exploring: Using Our Rivers, Changing Our Rivers, Saving our Rivers. On-line activities, printable worksheets, classroom and homework activities about the use of water and its conservation. Look at all activities for the various levels to see  what suits your needs.

Properties of water explored including on-line quizzes and questionnaires.  

• Water- Science Topics

Click on Environment for details about water levels, habitats, uses, etc. For simplified explanations, click on Education.

• Introduction: the Great Lakes
• Natural Processes in the Great Lakes
• People and the Great Lakes
• The Great Lakes Today - Concerns
• Joint Management of the Great Lakes
• Maps

Click on 'The Rivers' to view a map hot-linked to explanations about their significance in Canadian history.
 

Read about the history, ecosystem, culture, recreation, economy of great Canadian rivers. Complete on-line crosswords and take the Rapid Challenge.

Questions about the safety and pollutants of water are answered. Printable copies can be downloaded. Test your water smarts and take the home survey to monitor how you and your family uses water.

An on-line science project where the students report on experiment findings and compare data gathered from around the world.

• Life Cycle of a Glacier
• Teacher's Guide