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Links to
Good Web Sites
This section has the links to good
websites that are mentioned in the magazine or others that
are related to the themes.
Links to Water Sites -
Vol. 1, No. 1. January/February 2008
Links to Tree Sites - Vol. 1, No. 2.
March/April 2008
Water links for
students
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.
This site by the US Geological Survey offers a lot of
information about water and its properties. Called Water
Science for Schools, it is a great site for basic
information.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html
A table on this page shows how much water is on the earth
and where it is.
http://www.blurtit.com
Search for water on this site and you will find many
activities as well as questions and answers.
 Water
links for Teachers
http://www.thirteen.org/h2o/educators_lesson2.html
Water cycle lesson plan with links.
http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/index.shtml
This Get Wet, Investigate Water site covers a
range of topics from water pollution, conservation, water
cycles, and more. This Dragonfly site includes many
activities.
Take an
interactive tour in this click-through presentation to
understand the journey of water in the Florida springs.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/Tech_Ed/interactive/wastewater.html
Learn how water is treated in a waste water
plant.
http://www.yvw.com.au/waterschool/juniors.html
This site shows some properties of water,
where it comes from, where it goes, and other facts about
water. There are 15 games and activities on the site.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/iceberg.htm
Learn from the Surfing Scientist what happens
when an iceberg melts.
Gargoyle Sites
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Gargoyle at Westminster Abbey.
Photo by Dallas Jones, pics4learning.com |
“About Gargoyles.”
http://www.stonecarver.com
This website of stone carver and sculptor Walter S. Arnold
has wonderful information and photographs of many gargoyles,
including some that he carved for the National Cathedral in
Washington, D.C. The site includes historical information
about gargoyles, biographical information about Arnold, a
description of the process of creating a gargoyle, and many
interesting links, including a free subscription to the
online Gargoyle Newsletter!
“Northstar Gallery: About Gargoyles.”
http://www.northstargallery.com/gargoyles/about
gargoyles.htm.
This interesting site gives information about the history of
gargoyles and links to information and photographs of
gargoyles found throughout the world.
Underwater Wonders
http://www.wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/UnderWaterWonders.html
This site can be used for the
mini research project on page 30 of the Water issue, Volume
1, Number 1.
Water
Concert Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4rl5b3THE
See a
Russian man play the theme from Harry Potter on water
glasses. There are other water glass concerts on this site.
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