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 mowin1@missouri.eduWebsite http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/

Mail 205 Ag. Engineering - Univ. of Missouri- Columbia, MO 65211