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Links relevant for the unit of inquiry "Blue Planet" re water....
Updated on Dec 05, 14
Created on Dec 01, 10
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Katie Day's List: Grade 3 Blue Planet
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Things for kids to do -- interactive, games, etc.
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Jan 17, 08
An interactive water footprint calculator for the US (state by state estimates)
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Jan 17, 08
A water footprint calculator for the UK
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Dec 06, 09
The goal is to move a drop of water through a landscape.... Walkthrough Guide, Review, Discussion, Hints and Tips at Jay is Games Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fjayisgames.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2Fi-fluid.php
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Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink! Actually, that couldn't be any more inaccurate here. In I-Fluid by Exkee, you are a drop of water, and your task is to navigate an intricate 3D world of a kitchenette that seems to be rather devoid of water. With the outward appearance of a platformer but the heart of a phuzzler, I-Fluid boasts an incredibly realistic atmosphere and a solid set of challenges to go with it.
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Information on water -- for students
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Dec 01, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drinking-water.org%2Fhtml%2Fen%2FSources%2FWhere-is-the-Earths-Water.html
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There is no shortage of water on Earth. Most of our planet is covered by water, but very little of that water is available for humans to drink.
Our “blue planet” is dominated by oceans that stretch across some two-thirds of its surface. These massive bodies of saltwater hold almost all the water on Earth.
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Videos
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Oct 23, 10
"The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows fro
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Dec 01, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfWk2_LZ1zFM%26NR%3D1
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July 2003
This is the inspirational tale of a small boy's mission to help those less fortunate than himself. Ryan was just six years old when he learnt that not everybody in the world has access to clean water. Desperate to help, he worked day and night to save enough money for a well to be dug in drought-stricken Uganda. His ambition soon grew and his altruistic nature dragged schoolmates and ultimately most of Canada with him. An uplifting and wonderfully touching story that reminds us all that we can change the world if we really believe.
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Dec 05, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fanupam_mishra_the_ancient_ingenuity_of_water_harvesting.html
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With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today -- and are often superior to modern water megaprojects.
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Dec 01, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watchknow.org%2FVideo.aspx%3FVideoID%3D2605
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Artists using using visual media to capture climate change in the act. The video begins with showing water bottles made from plastic which uses oil to produce the bottles, gas to transport the bottles and the entire planet's resulting consequences of global warming. Speeded up climate changes showing dying coral, rising water levels, hurricanes, ending with a challenge to be concious of the changes and "Sound the Alarm." Set to contemporary music.
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Visuals -- including maps
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Dec 01, 09
Chris Jordan, photographer -- Running the Numbers - An American Self-Portrait | The Global Intelligencer Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobalintelligencer.com%2Fdecember07%2Fchrisjordan.php
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Running the Numbers
An American Self-Portrait
by Photographer/artist Chris Jordan
Plastic Bottles, 2007
60x120"
Depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes.
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Dec 01, 09
These two maps contrast recent (1995) and projected (2025) rates of freshwater withdrawal as a percentage of total available freshwater. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fqed.princeton.edu%2Fmain%2FImage%3AFresh_Water_Stress_from_
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Dec 01, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldmapper.org%2Fdisplay.php%3Fselected%3D186
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Dec 01, 09
Example of a worldmapper map Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk%2Fworldmapper%2Fdisplay.php%3Fselected%3D104
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Four thousand cubic kilometres of water are used by people each year around the world, for domestic, agricultural and other industrial purposes. This does not include non-consumptive uses such as energy generation, mining, and recreation.
China, India and the United States use the most water. These are also the territories where the most people live. But water use per person is about three times higher in the United States than it is in India and China.
Whilst everybody needs water, people use hugely varying quantities. On average, people living in Central Africa each use only 2% of the water used by each person living in North America.
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Dec 01, 09
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.nationalgeographic.com%2Fenvironment%2Fhabitats%2Ffreshwater-map.html
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Dec 12, 09
Infographic re how much water it takes to produce things like a cup of coffee, a pair of stone-washed jeans, a hamburger, etc... Roll over images to reveal information...
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Sep 30, 10
"About 80% of the world's population lives in areas where the fresh water supply is not secure, according to a new global analysis."
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Science of water (e.g., water cycle)
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