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| KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Water Conservation |
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Water is Your Best Friend |
| Description |
Students drink water every day, but rarely think about all of the uses their body has for water. Through some simple demonstrations, students are introduced to the importance of water in their bodies, and all the places it may be found. Once learning to appreciate life's dependence on water, students create full sized illustrations representing the proportion of water in their bodies. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 1a, 1b, 3c |
| Handouts |
"Water and How to Use It Wisely" activity booklets |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Classroom Educator Weston Carpiaux teaches kindergarten students why water is important. |
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| FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Water Conservation, Water Cycle |
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Round and Round the Water Cycle |
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Students are introduced to the water cycle through the adventures of Ms. Frizzle's class in the Magic School Bus story Wet All Over. Through a group experiment, the water cycle is shown in action as students witness it “rain.” Each student also makes an interactive water cycle bracelet as a souvenir to take home. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 1a, 1b, 3c, 4b |
| Handouts |
"The Water Cycle: A Coloring & Activities Book" |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Water Conservation |
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Water Conservation 100 Years Ago |
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Students learn about water conservation from Mr. or Mrs. Tuttle as they take students back over 100 years to life on the Monterey coast when folks were much more conservative in their consumption of water. Artifacts, photographs, and documents from the time period are shared, giving the students a greater understanding of the period. A guided discussion leads to formation of a water usage comparison chart and graphing activity. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 4e; History-Social Science 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.4.1 |
| Handouts |
"Water Conservation" activity booklets, "Things Kids Can Do to Conserve Water" handout |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Mrs. Tuttle (Community Affairs Coordinator Jaclyn Moy) explains how people conserved water on a dairy farm at the turn of the century. |
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| THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Pollution Prevention |
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Amazing Watershed |
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In urban settings, car wash detergent, litter, paint and oil all wash into the street and down the storm drains. Each student investigates what happens to these materials after they enter the drainage system, helping students understand how these materials can affect water supplies and aquatic plants and animals. Students then draw posters about what they've learned, then watch the entire process in action as they interact with the watershed diorama, making it “rain” on the miniature coastal city. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 1e, 3b, 3d, 5d |
| Handouts |
"The Bay Begins at Your Front Door" handout |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Clean Water Programs Specialist Stefanie Olson and Environmental Compliance Inspector I Jasmine Fujisawa demonstrate the watershed diorama. |
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| KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Water Cycle |
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The Incredible Journey |
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Students learn about the movement of water within the water cycle through a class wide, interactive game. Each student becomes an individual water droplet, traveling to and from nine different stations: soil, plant, river, clouds, ocean, lake, animal, ground water, and glacier. Kindergarten through third grade students track their movement throughout the journey with sticker sheets. Fourth grade students track their movement using tally sheets, then graph their travels. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 3a, 6e |
| Handouts |
"Respecting the Water Cycle" activity booklets |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Two of a series of nine posters used in The Incredible Journey. |
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| FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOM PRESENTATION |
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Recycled Water |
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Every Drop Counts |
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Most students have accepted the need for recycling our natural resources and are active participants in the process. However, many are still unaware of our ability to apply this same practice to water. Through an eye opening demonstration, students will recognize the limited availability of this non-renewable resource, and the need to recycle it! The path of water will be traced through the recycling treatment process out to its reuse in irrigating parks, schools, golf courses, and street medians. Students will conduct actual field tests comparing and contrasting qualities of recycled water to drinking water, demonstrating why recycled water may actually be advantageous for the plants that receive it. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Science 1f, 3a, 3d, 3e, 6f |
| Handouts |
"Give Water a Second Chance…Re-Cycle It!" activity booklets |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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Pollution
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Sum of the Parts |
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Students inherit pieces of waterfront property and are allowed to develop it as they please. They soon realize that the entire waterfront has been developed without proper planning. While watching their actions contribute to the pollution of a river flowing through a watershed, students learn how to distinguish between point and nonpoint source pollution. Ultimately they recognize that everyone's “contribution” can be reduced, identifying best management practices to remedy the pollution problem. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Yes |
| Handouts |
"Needed: Clean Water" Booklets |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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explain how they would develop their waterfront properties. |
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| Category |
Pollution Prevention |
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Household Hazardous Waste |
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Students learn about ordinary household hazardous materials stored throughout homes. By carefully examining the ingredients, they recognize the personal health risks associated with these chemicals. On a larger scale, students realize the greater risks to the environment with the normal use and disposal of these common household chemicals. Alternatively, students learn recipes for environmentally safe cleaning products using ingredients found in any kitchen. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Yes |
| Handouts |
"About Hazardous Products in the Home" Booklets, Recipes for alternatives to household hazardous cleaners |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Category |
Pollution Prevention |
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Take the Water Filter Challenge! |
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In small groups, students test their engineering skills by designing and constructing a water filter, using over fifteen different supplied materials. The filtered water is then tested using actual field equipment and the results are compared to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency effluent standards. A guided discussion compares and contrasts results, allowing students to make the connection between their strategies, the actual treatment process, and nature as well. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Yes |
| Handouts |
"Wastewater Treatment" booklets |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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| Students test the turbidity of their wastewater after running it through the water filter they constructed. |
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| HIGH
SCHOOL CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS |
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Wastewater |
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Sewer Science |
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Developed by high school teachers and wastewater professionals, this five-day wastewater treatment lab simulates the treatment of wastewater using physical, biological and chemical steps to clean the water. Through a series of hands on labs, students explore sedimentation, biological treatment, filtration, and disinfection. Students view microorganisms under microscopes, measure pH, turbidity, ammonia, and chemical oxygen demand, plot their data, and compare their results to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency effluent standards. |
| Meets CA Curriculum |
Yes |
| Materials |
Lab Equipment and Supplies, Student Workbooks and Teacher Guidebook |
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Six consecutive 50-minute
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note the changes in the sedimentation tanks after 12 hours with activated
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Students analyze wastewater after pretreatment. |
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