Groundwater

WHAT IS GROUNDWATER?

Groundwater. An explanation with a diagram. For more complex information, you can click on to the Intermediate, or Advanced tab.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/groundwater.html&edu=elem

Investigating groundwater. An interactive animation that helps explain what groundwater is and how it forms.
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/groundwater/index.html

Groundwater animation
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module01swf.swf

Groundwater interactive from KESAB. Click on to each number on the diagram for information.
http://www.cwmb.sa.gov.au/kwc/interactive/groundwater/index.htm

What is groundwater? An explanation with a clickable diagram
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/ground/basics/index.html

What is groundwater? Explains what groundwater is with the aid of animated diagrams
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/whatis.html

What is groundwater. Provides information about groundwater and why it is important
http://www.clw.csiro.au/education/groundwater/whatis.html

South Australia's groundwater.
http://www.clw.csiro.au/education/groundwater/casestudy.html

Earth's water : Ground water. Explains what groundwater is.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgw.html

What is groundwater? Small writing but created for students and easy to follow
http://www.29palmswater.org/kidspage.html#What%20is%20Groundwater?

Groundwater. Information and diagrams
http://www.euwfd.com/html/groundwater.html

Groundwater
http://www.onkaparinga.net/about/aquifers.shtml

Groundwater Overview
http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/water/groundwater/index.html

Groundwater. Information about groundwater use, the effects of land use on groundwater and groundwater contamination.
http://www.ew.govt.nz/Environmental-information/Groundwater/

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Where does groundwater come from? An explanation with diagrams
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/ground/basics/from.html

Where does our groundwater come from?
http://www.waterlink.org.nz/info/ground.html#where

How groundwater fits into the water cycle. An explanation with a diagram of the water cycle.
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/gwwatercycle.html

WHERE IS GROUNDWATER USED?

Where does groundwater go? An explanation with small animated diagrams http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/ground/basics/whereto.html

Tapping groundwater. Information with an animated diagram
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/ground/basics/tapping.html

Uses of groundwater. A page to colour
http://www.29palmswater.org/pdf/Color_Sheet_GW_Uses.pdf

ISSUES OF THAT AFFECT GROUNDWATER

Issues that affect the groundwater resource. Briefly discusses some of the issues.
http://www.waterlink.org.nz/info/ground.html#issues

Aquifer presentation. An easy-to-follow animation explaining how pollution can contaminate groundwater.
http://www.palmdalewater.org/YW/WS/Aquiferfinal.html

Groundwater and its contamination. Describes things that can contaminate groundwater.
http://www.edugreen.teri.res.in/EXPLORE/water/health.htm#ground

WHAT WE CAN DO

Protecting the World's Water. Learn to conserve one of our most valuable resources. Watch the animation and click on the arrows when they appear.
http://www.kidsregen.org/bigStory/spring03.php

Kids can protect groundwater too. Includes examples
http://www.groundwater.org/ta/kidsprotect.html

Groundwater protection : Kid style! Provides some suggestions
http://www.groundwater.org/kc/gwprotectionkids.html

FOR TEACHERS

Groundwater activities. Background information and activities
http://www.ew.govt.nz/For-schools/Resources-for-teachers/

Water - Learning and living. Provides student activity ideas and some enquiry questions. Also provides links to resources and agencies. (Some links are dead
http://www.watercare.sa.gov.au/wll/wc-groundwater.html

What is groundwater?	Where does it come from?	Where is it used?
Issues affecting groundwater	What we can do	For teachers