Let Talk Water in the Let Talk Water in the ClassroomClassroom
Web-Based Tools for the ClassroomWeb-Based Tools for the Classroom
Tabitha Madzura & Wanda Eubank Tabitha Madzura & Wanda Eubank
Purpose Purpose
• Provide awareness and knowledge about natural resources
• Expand development of skills to identify and prevent nonpoint pollution sources
• Provide additional tools for elementary school science educators
What you are going to see…What you are going to see…
• Interactive projects - water quality concepts
• Web-based tools - watershed discovery
• Water workshop - concepts and curriculum
MoWIN Interactive ProjectsMoWIN Interactive Projects
• Hydrologic cycle
• Water movement from rain to source
• Polluted runoff
• Stormwater runoff
• Water treatment plant
• Water in your body
• Water usage in and outside the home
• Water usage in the house
How much water is there?How much water is there?
Is there:
a. More
b. About the same amount
c. Less water
….. On earth now than one million years ago?
The Hydrologic CycleThe Hydrologic Cycle
Answer:
b. about the same!
It goes round and round: It’s called the hydrologic cycle.
QuestionQuestion
• What percent is available for drinking?
You can find the answer on your CD.
Click on watercycle
What is a watershed?What is a watershed?
a. Land area
b. Farm building
c. Waterproofing chemical
A Watershed is …A Watershed is …
a. Land area
A watershed is the region or land area that contributes water to a given point in a stream or river.
STREET ADDRESS WATERSHED ADDRESS
Street/road Local stream/creek
Town/city Larger stream/creek
County Large stream/river
State Major river
Country Ocean/Gulf
Watershed Address Activity Form
What’s your watershed address?What’s your watershed address?
• Write your own in the form below
• 1. What is a watershed?________________
• 2. Do you live in a watershed?__________
• 3. What is the name of your local watershed?_______
• 4. How are watersheds named?_____________
• 5. What is the Mississippi River Basin?________
• 6. What are the east and west boundaries of the Mississippi River Basin? __________________
• 7. Where does the water from your local watershed finally end up?
Source: Bryant Watershed Project www.watersheds.org
Which of the following is responsible for Which of the following is responsible for polluting our waters?polluting our waters?
a. Fertilizer
b. Pesticides
c. Animal waste
d. Yard waste
e. All of the above
AnswerAnswer
e. All of the above
Pollution comes from a wide variety of
sources.
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution?What is Nonpoint Source Pollution?
Let’s find the answer.
On your CD, click on waterpollute
Water pollution can be prevented . .Water pollution can be prevented . .
• TRUE or FALSE?
AnswerAnswer
• FALSE– All human and animal activity produces
pollution
StormwaterStormwater
• Stormwater runoff is a good example
• Out of sight is NOT out of mind!
QuestionQuestion
• Name one way to keep debris out of storm water drains.
• Can YOU find the answer?
• On your CD you will find the answer on stormwater Q&A
Our bodies are made up of what Our bodies are made up of what percent of water?percent of water?
a. 40-50
b. 60-75
c. 90-99
AnswerAnswer
b. 60-75% depending on amount of muscle fat, bones etc.
Water useWater use
Name five ways we use water in and outside the home:
AnswerAnswer
• Shower/bath
• Washing hands
• Laundry
• Cooking
• Drinking
• Flushing toilet
• Lawn maintenance, other …
QuestionQuestion
• Which uses the most water – shower or bath?
• To find the answer on your CD, click on
waterusage
WastewaterWastewater
• Wastewater can become drinkable again.
• TRUE or FALSE?
AnswerAnswer
• TRUE– Water goes through a series of steps and
returns to a river or stream
Water Treatment PlantWater Treatment Plant
• What happens at the sedimentation stage?
• To find the answer on your CD, click on watertreat
The Pilot 319 ProjectThe Pilot 319 Project
Interactive Internet experiences and exploration of watershed concepts targeting youth. Experiences focus on parameters of Missouri watersheds that include:
History
Land use
Recreation
Biological habitats
Environmental education
Web-Based Tools Watershed DiscoveryWeb-Based Tools Watershed Discovery
Missouri's current pattern of growth is threatening the environment and natural areas. Missouri is struggling with serious problems that affect three of its most fundamental attributes--its land, its water, and its air.
Elk, James, North Fork Salt, Sac and Spring River Basins
Project WatershedsProject Watersheds
• Elk River Basin
• James River Basin
• North Fork Salt River Basin
• Sac River Basin
• Spring River Basin
Northeast MissouriNortheast Missouri
• North Fork Salt River Basin
Research YOUR Watershed . . . Research YOUR Watershed . . .
• History of Northeast Missouri - Corps of Engineers
• Agricultural Activities & Statistics
• Non-agricultural Activities
• Recreational Activities & Resources
• Non-point Source Pollution and Prevention
• Plant and Animal Life
Research Your Watershed – continuedResearch Your Watershed – continued
• Water Quality Information
– Drinking Waters Sources
– Water Quality/Watershed Protection
• North Fork Salt Watershed Management Efforts
• Physical Characteristics
• Climatic Features
• Environmental Education Curricula
• Youth Activities
North Fork Salt River Watershed DiscoveryNorth Fork Salt River Watershed Discovery
Historical data for the North Fork Salt River Basin
History of Northeast Missouri - Corps of Engineers
Examples:
Indian communities
Geology
Early settlers
North Fork Salt River Watershed - North Fork Salt River Watershed - ClimateClimate
What is the average annual rainfall for the North Fork Salt River Watershed
Climatic Features
Youth ActivitiesYouth Activities
• To find a youth activity in which your class can participate, go to MoWIN then North Fork Salt River Basin and visit:
Youth Activities
Watershed WorkshopWatershed Workshop
Watershed Concepts and Curriculum Review: A workshop for Educators and Youth Leaders
Watershed LessonsWatershed Lessons
• Water and our Body - Jim Meyers MU Extension
• The Water Community - Tina Van Horn Missouri Health Department
• The Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program Tony Thorpe, LMVP
• Water Laws, Missouri Department of Natural Resources- Michael Heaton , DNR
• Water Wise, Presentation for Grades 4 and Up - Bethany Nichols, TSU Student
Watershed resourcesWatershed resources
• Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• MU Extension – Water Quality
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• US Corps of Engineers
• USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Services
ContactContact
Phone 573-882-0085Fax 573-884-5650Toll Free: (MO only) – 1-877-H20-SHED(426-
7433)
E-mail [email protected] http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/
Mail 205 Ag. Engineering - Univ. of Missouri- Columbia, MO 65211