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*Hawaii Streams- http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dar/hawn_streams.htm, Department of Land and Natural Resources: an excellent informational site about Hawaii's native streams and species, its cultural importance, and how to protect streams and native animals.
A Study of Wetlands in Kailua, Hawaii - http://www.k12.hi.us/~dmarshal/Wetlands/splash.htm: Lesson plan focusing on the study of Hawaii's wetlands.
Environmental Education - http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ashea/env/welcome.html: A study of various Wetlands in Hawaii, includes photos and short descriptions of wetlands in Hawaii.
Hawaii's Watershed- http://www.hawaii.edu/environment/ The purpose of this site is to understand the impacts of human behavior and natural events on its ecology. If you're interested in locating a watershed in Hawaii this is the place to go.
Hawaii Stream Resource Center - http://www.hawaii.edu/hsrc/home/: The mission of the Hawaii Stream Research Center is to assist the State of Hawaii in its efforts to develop responsible, effective, science-based management policies and strategies which provide for the long-term sustainability and enhancement of aquatic ecosystems.
Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies - http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/aliens.htm: Listing, photos and description of alien plants and/or invasive plants that were introduced to Hawaii.
Ma Hea Na 'Opihi i Hele Ai? - (Where Have All the'Opihi Gone?) http://gamma.mhpcc.edu/t3/kjohnston/opihiwebquest/index.htm: A WebQuest for Hawaiian Immersion students that focuses on the issues of depletion of natural resources.
Living the Hawaiian Way - http://gamma.mhpcc.edu/t3/ttavares/webquest/index.htm: A WebQuest focusing on the question, How did the land division of ahupua'a determine the lifestyle of the ancient Hawaiians?
Project Ahupua'a: -http:///www.k12.hi.us/~ahupuaa/: Standard based lesson plans focusing on the study of the ahupua'a, recipient of the TLCF grant.
Project Ahupua'a, Malama I' Ka Aina - http://www.k12.hi.us/~palipka/enchanted_ahupuaa/index.htm, 4th grade lesson plan on the study of the ahupua'a.
Protecting Hawaii's Wetland - http://www.hawaii.edu/mop/seawords/wetlands.html: This site is about Kawainui Marsh and how you can protect it. It tells how alien plants and fish are killing the wetland. It tells how people want to conserve Kawanui but they are having trouble with actually going out and doing it. It tells how invasive plants are causing big problems and much money to be cleared out(the plants). It shows that when they started cleaning up the stilt population almost tripled. It shows why we should protect this wetland with all the endangered birds and some extinct species that used to live there or not many of them live there now.
Study of Non-Point Pollution - http://www.k12.hi.us/~palipka/pollution/grade4.htm: lesson plan incorporating Hawaii Content Standards in the study of non-point pollution using surveys.
Save Hawaii Websites, Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) 1998 "Curriculum Integration for the New Millennium" - http://www.k12.hi.us/~tlcf/tlcf98/websites.html
Water Pollution in Our Community - http://www.k12.hi.us/~lkanemor/waterpollution/splash.htm, a standard-based lesson plan with several hot links in the study of water quality and the watershed with children.
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*Wetlands - http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/index.html: This wetland website is published by the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). This is one of the students' favorite wetland website because it is packed with lots of information. This site is easy to navigate and the information is easy to understand. You can get to many other websites through many hotlinks. There are even some educational (and fun!) interactive games and activities for kids!
Global Rivers Environmental Educational Network -http://www.earthforce.org/green/ Earth Force joint venture with best of GREEN's award-winning watershed program makes this a great site to visit. Their Water Quality kit is easy and inexpensive to use.
KESAB Water Care Club http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/kwc/main.htm: -This kid-friendly website on water care and water quality would be a hit for students and educators in their study of water and how to care for it.
LA Coast: Louisiana Coastal Restoration Web Site - It has a lot of good information about the Louisiana Coastal Restoration. It even has a page for children. There are some nice photos and a lot of good descriptions about the wetland and what people are doing to preserve it.
NonPoint Source Pollution - http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/kids/: One of the best NonPoint pollution website for kids. Lots of information and fun interactive activities.
National Wetland Inventory, National Fish and Wildlife Services, http://www.nwi.fws.gov/: This website produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats.
The Global Water Sampling Project - http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/waterproj/: Interested in joining a global collaborative water sampling project? Then this is the place to go. This is a great collaborative project to introduce to 6th graders involving the process in testing for water quality.
Wetland, an Encarte Enclopedia article - http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/6E/06E16000.htm: A great place to visit to obtain some general information about wetlands. Includes the following topics: types of wetlands, how wetlands work, and role of wetlands.