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Other

Nutrition Fluid Intake

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about sweat, dehydration, fluid intake, and rehydration at this website, which also provides a chart listing the calories and carbohydrates in several popular sports drinks.
Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Desalination Guidelines Development for Drinking Water

For Students 9th - 10th
World Health Organizational site provides a brief introduction into the desalination guidelines development for drinking water. Contains links to water sanitation and health as well as drinking water.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Test and Treat Before You Drink

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners learn about water quality testing and basic water treatment processes and technology options. Biological, physical and chemical treatment processes are addressed, as well as physical and biological water quality testing,...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Dehydration and Treating Dehydration

For Students 9th - 10th
KidsHealth: Dehydration and Treating Dehydration
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Dehydration

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing a good definition of "Dehydration," this website explains how dehydration affects the body, how people get dehydrated, and how you can treat and prevent dehydration.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Effects of Water Pollution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Water pollutants can have an effect on both the ecology of ecosystems and on humans. As a result of water pollution, humans may not be able to use a waterway for...
Article
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Mc Kinley Health Center: Hydration Needs for Exercise [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple, yet useful, resource for anyone wanting information on how to stay hydrated and healthy during exercise and every day. Provides "Hydration tips," and a comparison of water and sports drinks.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out why it is so very important to drink water in order to prevent dehydration. This article also tells you what to do if you do become dehydrated.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
Lesson Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to students and teachers.
Website
Other

Water Pollution

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the different types of water pollution and the harm it can cause. Learn about oil spills how they are cleaned up, and how you can help prevent water pollution. Additional links point to other topics relevant to the study of...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Staying Safe While in the Water

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing tips to help you stay safe when playing in or near a swimming pool, lake, or water park, this website includes statistics about pool-related injuries and drowning.
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Dehydration

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article on dehydration is organized into several sections, including: "Definition," "Causes, incidence, and risk factors," "Symptoms," and "Treatment."
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Other

Copper Development Association: Copper and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides information on copper and the environment, copper's role in human health, copper recycling, and other topics.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: A Guide to Eating for Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Television ads and magazines are littered with new sports drinks and supplements that claim to enhance performance for athletes. Are these claims proven to be true or just cunning marketing schemes? This article delves into the hype and...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: From Lake to Tap

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will use a tutorial on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website to learn about how surface water is treated to make it safe to drink.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Straining Out the Dirt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students build a water filter with activated carbon, cotton and other materials to remove chocolate powder from water.
Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How Much Water Should You Drink in a Day?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the importance of water in our health, how much one should drink, and some tips for drinking more water.
Website
Other

Potty Girl: What You Should Know About Toilets

For Students 9th - 10th
Toilets are also a major source of wasted water due to leaks and inefficiency. In a home that was built prior to 1993 it is most likely that the toilet uses 3.5 gallons or more for every single flush (in Dekalb County alone, approx....
Website
Other

Children's Hunger Relief Fund

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization dedicated to feeding the impoverished and hungry children across the globe.
Website
Other

Lenntech: What Is Turbidity?

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site defines turbidity, lists its causes, addresses how much turbidity is allowed in drinking water, examines the consequences of high turbidity, and more.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biosensors for Food Safety

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How can you tell if harmful bacteria are in your food or water that might make you sick? What you eat or drink can be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins pathogens that can be harmful or even fatal. Students learn...
Article
Other

Moms Team: Hydration: Replacing Electrolytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple overview of electrolytes and their function when it come to your health. Learn why electrolytes are important, how they are lost during sports and physical activity, how they are replaced by foods, when electrolyte...