Water

This resource is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy on increasing the energy efficiency of your household water heater.

This website provides statistics and information on the energy involved with producing bottled water in the U.S. from the Pacific Institute.

The Water for Energy - Energy For Water forum, held at the University of California San Diego in February 2009, explores the complex relationship between water and energy.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing on the Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009 features six experts on the water-energy connection.

What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? is a webpage designed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to give educators and students a snapshot of America's waters, threats to water quality and what kids can do to help keep our waters clean. A glossary of terms, ideas for science projects, a water quiz and a survey of home water use are among the resources available.

A short video with tips for saving water and energy around the house.

Wetlands: A World in Our Backyard is a guide developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Comission that provides information and activities about wetlands for middle school educators and students. Each of the guide's chapters can be downloaded online.

Wetlands Education is a website from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that contains numerous activities, curricula, programs, teaching tools, videos and links all about wetlands and their importance.

This website all about water conservation offers 100 water-saving tips, as well as a kids page with games and interactive online activities, and links to a variety of national and state-based organizations that focus on water conservation. Visitors may also download a home water audit in English or Spanish.

WaterSense is a partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that provides a trusted label to water efficient products for use in homes and businesses. The WaterSense educational materials provide learning resources for Fix A Leak Week for grades 3-5 as well as A Day in the Life of a Drop, a set of activities designed to help students in grades 3-5 understand the way their water use impacts the environment and human health. Resources and activities can be downloaded from the website.