Sustainable Water
Agenda and Resources
At Heron's Head Park on 9/11/10
Principles of Environmental Justice
USGS Water Cycle Pages:
Water cycle diagram available in 30+ languages from US Geological Survey. Also includes a detailed description of a trip through the water cycle.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
watercycle.html A print-friendly image of the diagram is available.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/
watercycleprint.html A version of the diagram without text.
The Water Cycle Game:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationns (NOAAs) kinesthetic water-cycle game gets students actively involved in simulating the journey water molecules may take as they travel within the water cycle.
Water Cycle Column:
How to build the Bottle Biologyy Terra-Aqua Column, to observe the water cycle and interactions between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere.
http://www.bottlebiology.org/
investigations/terraqua_main. html
Water Treatment Videos:
EcoCenter's Wastewater treatment system: Orenco's AdvanTex Systems: "Watch How it Works Video Clip" Video
http://www.orenco.com/videos/ax_overview.qtl )
SF Public Utilities Commission "The San Francisco Sewer System: Discovering the City under the City" VideoPart 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=d0MaSbA0I-Y Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EjVSfHdtvec
Wetland Metaphors
Who Dirtied the Water?
Create a sample of dirtyy water, along with the story of how the water came to be dirty. This is followed by a design challenge of how to clean the water.