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Laskey, MarilynThe AbC's of Water.Broward County Schools, Fort. Lauderdale, Fla.Office of. Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C.7262p.

MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29*Alphabets; *Childrens Books; *EnvironmentalEducation; Instructional Materials; InterdisciplinaryApproach; *Primary Grades; Eeading Materials; *WaterResourcesElementary Secondary Education Act Title 1I1; ESEATith.! III

Produced for primary graded, this student bookletprovides a unit approach to the study of water. Each letter of thealphabet is used to represent a word dealing in some way with water.Two pages are utilized for each letter, showing the capital andlowercase form of the letter, the word, a drawing of the word orarticle, and a brief explanation of the word or concept. The contentmay be used in a variety of subject areas. A related document is theteacher's guide, SE 016 490. This work was prepared under an ::SEATitle III contract for the Interdisciplinary Environmental EducationK-12 project. (BE)

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INTERDISCIPLZNARY

ENVIRONMENTAL

EDUCATION

PROJECT

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NA7,INA L.L7

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AN ESEA TITLE III F..C.)JECT

Based at Nova -11gr,'n

E3roward Schools

Florida

1972

By Marilyn Laskey

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The work presented or r(.,ported-herein was performed pursuant to .a grant _from the U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health,Education and Welfare . However, , the opinions exprc,ssed herein donot necessarily reflect the position cr policy Of th T.J.E--.3. Office ofEducation and no official endo. rs em en!: Ly Ti E. Office of Educationshould he inferred.

:NTERDISCIPT_,INA..RY ENVIRONMENTAL,ISIDL;TCATION PROJECT

An S Title III 1--"r oject

VIP I 'T :

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Way.r,:n Smith,

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Fort L.,auderdalO, Florida 33314

I Es Coordinator

, 9712 SpecialistNancy , 6-8 Specialist

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air

Does air havewater in it ?

Yes !

There are many, many

tiny drops of wafer in

the air around _you so

tiny you canno+ see them.

When they 9e+ cold

they cling ±osef-her,

making big drops fha+

you can see. Look a+

the drops of wafer on

the outside of a COILglass of milk. Theycome from the air.

oes this bath-hub

Have water in if ?

Yes0

Sc?

We use wa+er +0

help keep ourselves

clean. It washesaway dir+ and germs.

Does this cloud

have water in it ?®

0

Clouds are mace o-c

many many tiny

droos of wafer cling

in 9 fogei-ner, vnen

the arc OS Become Colo

and heavy 'they fall

to earth as raindrops.

dew

(tok. r

Does dew have

'wafer in it ?

OS/ %

1"' "/

)I 1-

I r,

'"k

When invisi ale

of water in we

C

r

ro

m

05

air -1-ouch We cool

around they become

We call them"deVv'

8

earth

Does., the earthHave wafer on if 90

esLook a+ a Globe

The clue oars showwhere wafer is on

The eari-ho osf ofthe ear-fh i3 covered

wi+h water.

fire hose

Does this fire hose

have water in it ?

Pipes under the

ground carry water fo

fire hydran-Fs 0 Firemen

attach hoses to the

hydrants and use

water for puffins outfires.

ass

Does this glass

have water in it ?

yes

Water helps to keep

us healthy. We could

nof live long wi±houf

wafer. We should drink

much water but firs*we muss- be sure -I-ha-f-

it is free of harmfulgerms

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sop +0H 0 eGoc

6 op 4.0(-1

Yes

Every-hhino we eof

has a+ leash a

tiny. of waferIn if.

tE

Ii

Does e hdve

water in it ?

Ice is wafer +haf

has frozen andbecome solid

juice

Does juice have

water in it ?

es

Every+hin9 we

drink is made

partly of wa+er.

Does a kitte

have water in it ?

Yes

Ali animals are mademos+ly of water

Blood is mos-Hy

wafer.

Does this lake

have water in it ?e

Yes ! La lies can be

beaufiful +0 106(k 0+.

If they are ecepf clean

they can provide funfor us swirnrnins,

fishing) and boofins.Some lakes are

used to provide waterfor our homes.

Mississippi River

Does +He

*Mississippi River

have water in 1+ ?®

YesThe Mississippi -r ever

is the bioces+ riverin our country.

People travel on if and

send things like wood

and cotton from one

place to another.

Nn

Does Niagara Falls

have water in if ?

Yes

Tons and tons of

water pour overNiasara Falls every

day. This pouringwa+er is used +0make elec-hrici-fy.

ocean

Does an ocean

have wafer in i± ?

YesMost of the wader on

the earth is in the

oceans. People fish,

boat, and swim in i+,

but they do not drink

ocean water becauseit is ±oo salty.

r,

-My This experimen+

P --f- some ocean wafer

in the sun. The wader

ev000rci+e the salt.

vvI no+ You will

see the salt that was

in the wafer

Pp

Does finis pool

have water in it?®

es

........

Wa-Fer can oe funto swim in if it is

Kep+- clean.

Wafer also cools us.

Does

cluarfjar

This

cLuarf jar have

wafer in if ?

YesA cLy a rfis one

way

ASU

+0

4M am. OEM OM SRO IMO AM MIN

Water...04.1 IMININD MEM OM a°.

We measure wafer

in cups, foo.

Four cups of waterwill fill a quartjar.

Do roofs have

water in +hern?o

YesRoofs take waferfrom the ground andsend if up to +he

rest of the plant. 1

The leaves makea

food vAtiih some of

the water and let

the rest go in4.0 +he air

oes

have wa+er

in if

YesWafer is used towash dirt and wasteaway in sewer pipes.Some+imes the was-he

wafer is cleaned-3) H

a sewage plan+.

Offen, however, i+

is dumped info

rivers, lakes, and

oceans withoul-

beins CLIA\LDThis is one ois cause

of POLLUTIO\

T t

oit I\AA. it,.ttk

-Frees have

wafer in them

YesTrees need wa+er +0

live. Their roofs sendwafer up to the

leaves. The leaves

make +heir own food

from wafer, air, and

sunlight. Some wafer

goes out of theas % / e -0 i-%. ; !I 1

I/ ...1 t...,... 1 et,

I 1 to'

,.., I.

andto the sky.

Joe s

phis umYrella1 I

Have wafer on

Yese

Rain is

water 'hai-

Falk from +he clouds.

Clouds are made of

wafer vapor -frha-1- is

turning info rain.

Wcrher vapor comes

from the wa +er in

puddles, streams, lakes,

and oceans thai- has

evaporated in the

heal- of the sun ono

risen fo the

Does vapor have

wa+er in ?

Ye8When wa+er is hea-l-ed

if becomes I\*. . .

t...: : :..: O

We say if has evapo-

ra-hed or turned info

vapor. Puf a little

water in a p . Neal

1+. Soon it will all

disappear. It has

0

@

rig w

Does +his washer

have water in if ?

Ye s

We use

wafer -I-o wcis

our do-Ekes.

Wa+er is used

for cleaning many

thing

Does a xerophyte

have wafer in i+ ?0

Yes Xerophy+es

are pion-Fs +ha+ can

live in very, very dry

ground. A cac+us is

a xerophyfe. Whena ii±±le rain doesfall the cac+us fillsup with Wafer, +henuses +ha+ Wafer -1-0

live on. You couldscueeze wafer---froma cac-hus and drinkif I

Do you have

wa+er in you

YesLike all o+her animals

you are made mostlyof Wafer. Your blood

is mos-Fly wafer.

You could no+ live

long wifhou+ wafer.4

bb

Does a zippy

zappy-zincileharnmer

have water in il-

Of course not, silly

There's no such

thing as a' zippyappy- zinglehommed