Water: The Liquid of Life. Fifth Grade.

These materials are for use by elementary and middle school teachers in the state of Illinois. This document contains five modules for teaching water conservation. Topics include: (1) "Life Depends on Water,""What is Water?" and "The Hydrologic Cycle"; (2) "The Treatment of Drinking Water"; (3) "Wastewater Treatment"; (4) "Earth's Closed System/Water Pollution"; and (5) "IEPA and Environmental Laws/Illinois Rivers Appreciation Month." Each module contains student resources such as text, maps, handouts, and diagrams; classroom materials such as posters; and activities such as projects, experiments, games, and puzzles. In several modules, supplemental and extension activities are suggested. (CW)