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Water
Most of these links are thanks to Liz Marroni
Water for All Excellent online teaching resource from Oxfam
Grade 3 Water

Pages on 'What is Water?', 'Solid, Liquid, Gas', and 'Water in the Air'. Very good, but beware of the American spelling of vapour!

Gander Academy A good starting point for teachers, providing background information to do with water. Scroll down the page top get to the sections that interest you. Not very easy for younger readers
Earth's Water

Where is Earth's water?/How much water is there?/The Water Cycle/Surface Water/Ground Water/Rain Glaciers and Icecaps (Middle - Upper Primary and beyond)

Kidzone This explains, very simply, the Water Cycle, precipitation, condensation, etc and has activity pages to download
Water, Water Everywhere Good pages here on water cycle, create your own weather system, what happens when you flush, etc
The Water Cycle The story of a Water Drop in the Water Cycle - short captions and illustrations by younger pupils
E4S Masses of educational material in this site. Go into the Teachers section to see what is available.
BBC Water Cycle Animated 'Flash' movie about The Water Cycle. Also available as a set of nine non-animated diagrams
BrainPOP Water Brainpop 'Movie' on The Water Cycle
Water Audit Online form which works out how much water your family uses a day
WaterAid Raising water-related issues. Play an educational game to help a rural village get safe water