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Water Fact Sheets
There are presently nine fact sheets in the Freshwater Series.
Titles:
- #A-1. Water Nature's Magician
States and properties of water, hydrologic cycle.
- #A-2. Water Here, There and Everywhere
World's water supply and the forms in which it is found, Canada's major drainage areas.
- #A-3. Clean Water Life Depends on It!
Water quality, including pollution, acid rain and what we can do to improve water quality.
- #A-4. Water Works!
Water use, conservation, pricing.
- #A-5. Groundwater Nature's Hidden Treasure
Where it's found, how it's found, problems and issues associated with it.
- #A-6. Water Conservation Every Drop Counts!
Role of water conservation in addressing problems related to water use and water quality.
- #A-7. Water, Art and the Canadian Identity At the Water's Edge
Water's role in shaping the Canadian identity. Discusses history, literature, art and music; printed copy in full colour.
- #A-8. Water The Transporter
Discusses water's ability to transport large amounts of soil in the form of sediment.
- #A-9. Water Vulnerable to Climate Change
Considers the effect on water of climate change.
Note: A resource guide, entitled Let's Not Take Water For Granted, is available to help classroom teachers of grades 5-7 use the information from the Water Fact Sheets and A Primer on Fresh Water: Questions and Answers.
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