Join waterdrops Hydro and Agua as the water cycle carries them through clouds, cities and Florida’s aquifer system. Give students the chance to explore the world, travel through time and meet new friends, while protecting Florida’s most valuable natural resource — water.

Teach your students third-, fourth- or fifth-grade science, history, geography, social studies, reading and math in a fast-paced, engaging new way that correlates to Florida’s Sunshine State Standards. Test students’ knowledge with Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) practice questions. Then reward your students with educational games.

Show young minds how water touches every part of our lives and why environmental stewardship is necessary for our future.

In conjunction with the National Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (also known as COPUS), Florida Gov. Charlie Crist declared 2009 as the Year of Science in Florida. The theme for August is “weather and climate.” Check out these weather and climate-related resources and activities:

• Contact Odyssey Facilitator Maria DeChristofano for help with weather-related lessons and activities. Maria is a certified by the American Meteorological Society to teach about weather. You can contact Maria at DeChristofano.Maria@brevardschools.org.
• Go to the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s publications Web site at http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/publications/type/all and download a free copy of Water Drops: Weather, both the student newsletter and the teacher’s guide.
• Go to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s educational pages at http://www.education.noaa.gov for some great weather and climate-related resources and student activities.