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Dragonfly Gazette  

The Georgia Project WET newsletter is published bi-annually and features articles of interest to WET Teachers and Facilitators.  It includes state-specific background information for WET activities, thematic lesson plans, interviews with water professionals, and a forum for Teachers and Facilitators to share their ideas and accomplishments.  To subscribe free of charge, email us with your request.

Past Issues

Spring 2002	Fall 2002	Spring 2003	Fall 2003
Spring 2004	Fall 2004	Fall 04 Student Copy	Summer 2005
Summer 2005 insert	Winter 2006	Winter 2006 insert	Summer 06 Part A
Summer 06 Part B	Summer 06 insert	Fall 2007  A  B

Building on the Current Issue with more Information for Teachers

 

Drought Education 

 

The information below supports the Gazette's Fall 2007 issue Parts A  B on Drought.

 

Investigating Drought

Scientific Processes for Determining Drought  Student Copy Page 

 

Building on the Current Issue – Additional Resources

 

General Drought Information Web sites:

• http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/DroughtFacts/drought_facts_2.html
• http://www.georgiaweather.net
• http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/bae/
• http://www.caes.uga.edu/topics/disasters/drought/restrictions/faq.html
• http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net/Documents/georgia_drought.html
• http://www.ga.water.usgs.gov/drought.html

 

Scientific Inquiry Worksheet: http://trackstar.4teachers.org (search: scientific method)

Also refer to various science fair project guidelines such as

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/handbook/scientificmethod.html

 

Environmental Protection Division Steps to Determine Drought: http://www.gaepd.org/Files_PDF/gaenviron/drought/drought_mgmtplan_2003.pdf

 

Rain Gauge and Soil Moisture Probe Information:

• http://www.globe.gov (a comprehensive program on data collection protocols for soil, etc.)
• http://globeassessment.sri.com/soils/moistureProtocol.html
• http://www.hwr.arizona.edu/globe/globe3/SMSite.html
• http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/rainmeasure.html
• http://www.fi.edu/weather/todo/r-gauge.html
• http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/weatherstation/
• http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/mar04/planet0304.htm
• http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04700.html

 

Options for Purchasing Rain Gauges or Soil Probes:

• http://www.KidsGardeningStore.com
• http://www.acornnaturalists.com
• http://www2.carolina.com
• http://www.forestry-suppliers.com
• http://www.ambientweather.com

 

 

 

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