Following are some helpful links to educational resources related
to water in Montana.
Map of real-time streamflow compared to historical streamflow for
the day of the year (Montana):
http://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/waterwatch?state=mt&map_type=real&web_type=map
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Learn more about what FWP provides for educators and students, including
trunks available and the Adopt-A-Fish program: http://fwp.state.mt.us/education/schoolprograms/default.html
Sun River Adopt a Fish: http://fwp.state.mt.us/education/adoptafish/sunriver/default.html
This Adopt-A-Fish program investigates how agricultural demands for
water affect a river system and how fish survive in a heavily used
river. Visitors to this website will be able to track the movements
of fish, implanted with radio transmitters. School groups will find
out how to adopt a fish and ask questions of fisheries biologists.
We hope the results of this project will help us find ways to improve
the fishery of the Sun River while maintaining a healthy agricultural
economy.
Missouri River: http://www.pikemasters.com/adopt-fish/home.html
Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish will embark on its third year of allowing
school classrooms and others to follow radio-implanted fish on the
Missouri River of Montana and North Dakota, between Fort Peck Dam
and the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea.
EPA Water Educational Information and links: Sites
that contain lesson plans or projects. Information aimed at educators. http://www.epa.gov/water/kids/watered2.html
General water information from EPA: http://www.epa.gov/water/
Groundwater education
Groundwater is the water that soaks into the ground and fills up the spaces between
particles of rock, sand, and soil. This water saturated area is called an aquifer.
In most aquifers you just have a lot of soggy rocks, sand and soil. But in some places,
depending on the type of rock, the aquifer could include water-filled caves or even
flowing streams.
Use the groundwater flow model
for a hands-on demo
Visit the Groundwater foundation's kids
corner for explanations, animations and videos.
