Water, water, everywhere...

Water, it's everywhere we are.
Why?
Because *we* are 55-70% water.

Everything on earth needs water to survive, clean/ healthy water.
Some things have interesting ways of obtaining it, but *everything* requires water.
And the earth itself needs water.
Water is kinda like the blood of the planet, it carries nutrients and waste products through the system and it ties the entire body of the earth together.

We'll discuss loads more about water in other posts, but for *today*, plan something special... enjoy a glass of water and consider what would happen to our own health and that of the earth without clean/ healthy water.

...and here's a link to the U.N. site for World Water Day... there is loads of info there and ideas for planning and/or participating in events!

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It's JellyFish Day!

Water Cycle #3 (complete!) > National Water Week (April 10- 16)

Basics of

ACTIVE PARTS Evaporation Transpiration / Evapotranspiration RunOff Condensation Sublimation Seepage Precipitation (rain, snow, fog, etc.) Infiltration Plant UpTake Recharge Flow

PHYSICAL PARTS Sun (solar energy) Clouds Lake River Cloud Plants/ Trees Spring Ground Water Atmosphere Water Table

It's been a busy week, so, unfortunately that's all for National Water Week... but next week is Earth Day! (and the earth *is* ~70% water, so......   ; )   ).

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Water Cycle #2 (hints!) > National Water Week! (April 10- 16)

 As promised, here are a few hints to give you a starting place for filling in the water cycle coloring page.

 Try to look up some of the terms and put them in the diagram! On the last day of National Water Week, Saturday, I will add the definitions in case you can't find them.

Some of the terms used in describing the water cycle:

ACTIVE PARTS Evaporation Transpiration Evapotranspiration RunOff Condensation Sublimation Seepage Precipitation Infiltration Plant UpTake Recharge Flow

PHYSICAL PARTS Sun Clouds Lake River Cloud Plants/ Trees Spring GroundWater Atmosphere

The blank coloring page:

And a colored page:

And last, for today, fill in the blanks!

I haven't given you all of the blanks, first try to fill in some on your own!

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Water Cycle #1 (fill in the gaps) > National Water Week! (April 10- 16)

This week is (U.S.) National Water Week.
A week to focus on water topics at our national level: clean water access, water recycling, wise water use, natural water flows, agricultural access, recreation, flooding, drought...

Want to know more about water, and how it impacts us? This week we'll explore some of those topics.

Here's a blank template... how do you think the water cycle works?

(we'll post a completed version later this week ;) )

or, if you prefer:

Join us to celebrate World Water Week August 27- September 2 (2016).