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Video:

The USSD presentation, Water and Dams in Today's World, is now available in DVD and VHS formats. The presentation, available at no charge from USSD, may be used by teachers, agencies, associations, service club members, and water resources professionals to present the benefits that people realize from dams. The video was developed by the USSD Committee on Public Awareness. Request your copy of the presentation from the USSD Denver office, be sure to indicate whether you prefer DVD or VHS.

Telephone: 303-628-5430; Fax: 303-628-5431; Email: stephens@ussdams.org

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Hydrologic Cycle:

The Hydrologic Cycle comprises five processes: condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration. Water vapor condenses to make clouds which results in precipitation. This falls to the earth and soaks into the soil or runs off to the ocean. Water from lakes, streams, and the ocean evaporates and returns moisture to the air. Plants return water to the air through transpiration.

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Links:

ActewAGL Educational Site
http://www.actewagl.com.au/education/water/

Army Corps of Engineers
http://www.usace.army.mil/

Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library
http://images.usace.army.mil/main.html

Bobber Water Safety Dog
http://www.bobber.info/

Bureau of Reclamation
http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/

Building Big
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/

California Department of Water Resources
http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/swp/

Canadian Hydropower Association
http://www.canhydropower.org/hydro_e/p_hyd_fiche.htm

Energy Information Administration - Energy Kids: Renewable Hydropower
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydropower_home#hydropower_whe

Foundation for Water and Energy Education (developed school materials)
www.fwee.org

GeoGuide
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geoguide/dams/index.html

Hydroelectric Energy
http://www.canren.gc.ca/tech_appl/index.asp?CaId=4&PgId=26

Hydro Research Foundation (Research and Education)
http://www.hydrofoundation.org/

International Hydropower Association
http://www.hydropower.org/

Las Vegas and Water in the West (UNLV Libraries)
http://www.library.unlv.edu/water/

NC GreenPower
http://www.ncgreenpower.org/

National Hydropower Association
www.hydro.org

Northwest Hydropower Association
www.nwhydro.org

National Inventory of Dams (Dams in your backyard!)
http://crunch.tec.army.mil/nidpublic/webpages/nid.cfm

Nova interactive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/aqueductjava.html

People Power (grassroots efforts on hydro issues)
www.pplpwr.org

San Diego Water Authority
www.sdcwa.org/education/teachers.phtml

National Park Service Teacher Class Guide - Dams
www.nps.gov/blca/forteachers/lp_dams.htm

National Park Service Teacher Class Guide - Watershed
www.nps.gov/blca/forteachers/lp_watershed.htm

National Park Service Teacher Class Guide - Energy
www.nps.gov/blca/forteachers/lp_energy.htm

National Park Service Teacher Curriculum Materials
www.nps.gov/blca/forteachers/curriculummaterials.htm

Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
http://www.uvwater.org/photogallery-uncompahgrevalley-waterusers-montrosecolorado.html

USSD - U. S. Society on Dams
http://ussdams.org/

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Curriculum:

Please see this word document with links to the 50 states education sites to view the curriculum for that state.

Alabama : http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp

Alaska : http://www.eed.state.ak.us/

Arizona : http://www.ade.state.az.us

Arkansas : http://arkedu.state.ar.us/

California : http://www.cde.ca.gov/

Colorado : http://www.cde.state.co.us

Connecticut : http://www.state.ct.us/sde

Delaware : http://www.doe.state.de.us

Florida : http://www.fldoe.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Georgia : http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

Hawaii : http://doe.k12.hi.us/

Idaho : http://www.sde.state.id.us/

Illinois : http://www.isbe.state.il.us/

Indiana : http://www.board-of-education.state.in.us/

Iowa : http://www.iowa.gov/educate/

Kansas : http://www.ksde.org/

Kentucky : http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm

Louisiana : http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/index.html

Maine : http://www.state.me.us/education/

Maryland : http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde

Massachusetts : http://www.doe.mass.edu/

Michigan : http://www.michigan.gov/mde

Minnesota : http://education.state.mn.us/html/mde_home.htm

Mississippi : http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/

Missouri : http://dese.mo.gov/stateboard/

Montana : http://www.bpe.state.mt.us/

Nebraska : http://www.nde.state.ne.us/

Nevada : http://www.doe.nv.gov/

New Hampshire : http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/

New Jersey : http://www.state.nj.us/education/

New Mexico : http://sde.state.nm.us/

New York : http://www.nysed.gov/

North Carolina : http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/

North Dakota : http://discovernd.com/

Ohio : http://www.ode.state.oh.us/board/

Oklahoma : http://sde.state.ok.us/

Oregon : http://www.ode.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania : http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

Rhode Island : http://www.ridoe.net/

South Carolina : http://www.myscschools.com/

South Dakota : http://www.ris.sdbor.edu/

Tennessee : http://www.state.tn.us/education/

Texas : http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Utah : http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/

Vermont : http://www.state.vt.us/educ/

Virginia : http://www.pen.k12.va.us/

Washington : http://www.sbe.wa.gov/

Washington DC : http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html

West Virginia : http://wvde.state.wv.us/

Wisconsin : http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/

Wyoming : http://www.k12.wy.us/

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