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GRADE LEVEL• 3-6
SUBJECT AREAS• EnvironmentalScience,
Ecology
SKILLS• Analyze,Interpret,Apply,
Evaluate,Technology
VOCABULARYBestmanagementpractice,conserve,conservationcontrolled-flownozzle,erosion,evaporation,litter,mulch,nativeplants,protectpotable,rainbarrel,rainwater,runoff,soakerhose,stormdrain,watertreatment,watershed,wetland
CONTENTSMeasurable Objectives
Background and Text Overview
Vocabulary
Activities
• WaterDetectivesActivityandAnswerKey
Take Action!
• PosterItems
• Activities
Assessments
• Pretest/PosttestandAnswerKey
• CriticalThinkingQuestions
• WhatDidILearn?OnlineQuizAnswerKey
Extensions
Resources
• ProjectWETResources
• AdditionalStudentResources
• AdditionalEducatorResources
MEASURABLE OBJECTIVESThelearnerwill:
• Recognizethateveryonecon-tributestoandisresponsibleforthequalityandquantityofthewaterweshare.
• Analyzeeverydayactionstodetermineiftheypositivelyornegativelyimpactwaterquan-tityand/orquality.
• Giveexamplesofactions(best
managementpractices)thatindividualscantaketopro-motewaterconservationandprotection.
BACKGROUND AND TEXT OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTIONIfwearesuchwaterycreatureslivinginawateryworld,whydoweneedtousewaterwisely?Itsoundslikethereisalotofwater.Thereis,butthatsameamountwasheremillionsofyearsago,andtherearemillionsmorepeopleusingit.
Bydoingourparttouselesswa-ter—conserveit,andkeepwaterclean—protectit,thewaterwehaveavailablewillgofurther.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESMethodsrecognizedbywateruserstolessenharmtotheenvironmentthatmightresultfromtheiractivitiesarecalledBestManagementPractices(BMPs).Forexample,aBMPforconservingwateristoturnoffthefaucetwhilebrushingyourteeth.ABMPforwaterprotec-tionistopickuppetwastesothatitdoesn’tflowintoariverorstream.
WATER CONSERVATIONConservationofwatermeansusingwater-savingmethodstoreducetheamountofwatercon-sumed.Becausemostofuscangetwatereasily(justbyturningonthefaucet),wemaytakeit
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theyproduce(thatis,makingvanillafirstandthenchocolate),theysavedthousandsofgallonsofwater.
BenjaminFranklinoncesaidweonlyworryaboutwaterwhenthewellrunsdry.That’sprobablytrueformostofus.Thereseemstobeenoughwater,sosome-timeswetakeitforgranted.Evenifyourcommunityisnotexperiencingawatershortagetoday,itmayinthefuture.Get-tingintothewaterconservationhabittodayisagoodideatopreparefortomorrow.Intimeswhenthereisplentifulrainfall,itisstillimportanttopracticewaterconservation.
WATER PROTECTION Protectionofwatermeanskeep-ingthewaterwehaveclean.Howwetreatthelandisreflect-edinthequalityofthewater.Surfacesaroundusincludecities;farmsandranches;industriesandbusinesses;openspaces,wildliferefuges,parksandnatureareas;parkinglots;streetsandhighways;schools;andhomes.Maybeyou’veheardpeoplesaythatrainwashesthestreetsclean,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutwherethatwaterendsup?Thesesurfacesoftencontainpol-lutantsthatarepickedupbytheflowofstormwater(waterthatfallsfromtheskyasrainorsnow)orotherwater(fromwashingcars,drainingpools,leakingpipes,etc.)andcanadverselyaf-fectthewaterquality.Waterthatfallsonthesesurfacescanmoveinoneofthreeways:itcansoakintothegroundifthesurfaceispermeableorrunoffifthesur-faceisimpermeable(doesnotallowwatertosoakin).Surfacerunoffmayeitherflowoverlandbeforedrainingdirectlyintoa
riverorlake,orflowintoastormdrainandpipesandultimatelyendupinariver,lakeorwetland.
Thecleanerwekeeptheland,thecleanerourwaterwillre-main.BestManagementPrac-ticestoprotectthecleanlinessofwaterofteninvolveouractionsontheland.
ACTIVITIESWATER DETECTIVES ACTIVITYPleaseseeWater Detectives Activ-itystudentcopypage.
WATER DETECTIVES ACTIVITY ANSWER KEYPleaseseeanswerkey
TAKE ACTION!POSTER ITEMS1.Iwilltakeashortershowerto
conservewater.
2.Iwillwashthecarusingabucketandspongeinsteadofahosetosavewater.
3.Iwilluseabroominsteadofahosetosweepthedrivewayorsidewalk.
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENTSPRETEST/POSTTESTBeforeyouvisittheUse Water Wisely UnitoftheDiscover Waterwebsite,takethefollowingquiztoseewhatstudentsalreadyknowaboutconservingandprotectingwater.Havestudentstakethesamequizagainasaposttesttomeasurelearning.
PRETEST/POSTTEST ANSWER KEY
1.True
2.Alloftheabove
3.Alloftheabove
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forgrantedandusealot.Waterflowsfromitssource—suchasariverorwell—throughpipestowatertreatmentplantswhereitiscleaned.Fromthewatertreat-mentplant,itmovesthroughpipestoourhomes.Thenitflowsoutofourfaucetsondemand.Afterwaterswirlsdownthedrainorisflusheddownthetoilet,itflowstoawastewatertreatmentplantwhereitiscleanedbeforebeingreleasedintoariverorotherwatersource.
WHY USE LESS?Waterconservationcansavemoney,helpsolveexistingwatershortageproblemsandhelpacommunityplanforthefuture.Watertreatmentcostsmoney.Itrequiresworkers,buildings,pipesandmaterialstocleanortreatthewater.Themorewaterweuse,themorewatermustbetreatedorcleanedandthatcostsmoney.Whencommunitiessuf-ferwatershortagesbecauseofdryweatherorsuddenpopula-tiongrowth,theycanincreasetheirwatersupplybybuildinglargerwatertreatmentplants,damsorpipesystemstobringwaterfromfaraway.However,acommunitymaynothavethemoneytotakethesesteps.Whatcancitizensdo?Theycanuselesswater.
Waterconservationcanhelpsolvewatershortageproblems.Manybusinessesreducetheirwaterusebyrecyclingwaterandusingnewequipmentthatrequireslesswater.Manyfarm-ersandranchersareusingmoreefficientirrigationsystems.Waterconservationcanbeverycomplicated,butsometimesitissimple.Forexample,oneicecreamcompanyfoundthatbychangingtheorderoftheflavors
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4.True
5.True
6.True
7.Alloftheabove
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONSLEVEL 1Areyouawisewateruser?Whatcouldyoudotoconservemorewater?
Answers may include discussion of some of the things students al-ready do to conserve water, as well as a few new ideas that they can adopt. Any of the actions from the Water Detectives Activity might be discussed here, as well as other ideas from students.
LEVEL 2Whyuselesswater?
Answers may include discussion about the cost of water and water shortages, as well as the idea that there are more and more people sharing the same quantity of water.
LEVEL 3WhatisaBestManagementPractice(BMP)?ArethereplacesinyourlifewhereyouarenotcurrentlyusingBMP’sforwaterusethatyoucouldchange?How?
Answers should include discussion of BMP’s from the Water Dectec-tives Activity, as well as other ideas from students, and discussion about how to change personal practices to adopt BMP’s.
WHAT DID I LEARN? ONLINE QUIZ ANSWER KEY
Q.Itisabestmanagementprac-ticetopickuppetwaste.
A.True
Q.Thebestplacetowashyourfamily’scarison:
A.Thelawn
Q.Anoilleakunderacarcanpollutewater.
A.True
Q.Ifyouneedtowashoneplateandfork,youshouldrunthedishwasher.
A.False
Q.ThereisapproximatelythesameamountofwateronEarthtodayastherewasamillionyearsago.
A.True
EXTENSIONSIdeasforwaystosupportandexpandlessonplansaboutthistopicorprovideadditionalac-tivitiesforadvancedlearners.
• AskstudentstodrawapictureoftheirownhomeinsimilarstyletotheillustrationfromtheWater Detectives ActivityonlinedepictingWiseWaterUsingandWaterWastingpracticesthathappenathome.IfWaterWastingpracticesareidentified,askstudentstomakeaplantochangethosepractices.
• EncouragestudentstosharetheWater Detectives Activityonlinewiththeirparentsanddiscuss(orwriteabout)aplanforthefamilytoadoptBestManagementPractices.
RESOURCESPROJECT WET RESOURCESProjectWETKIDS(KidsinDiscoverySeries)Booklets
• Conserve Water
• Discover Bays and Estuaries
• Discover California Coastal Ecosystems
• Discover Coral Reefs
• Discover Marine Mammals
• Discover Ports & Harbors
• Discover Recycling, Take Action!
• Discover Storm Water
• Discover the Colorado River
• Discover the Hudson River
• Discover the Missouri River
• Discover the Red River
• Discover the Waters of Nebraska
• Discover the Waters of Nevada
• Discover the Waters of Tennessee
• Discovering Drought
• Explore Oceans
• Fish & Fishing
• Healthy Water, Healthy People
• The Water Story
• Water, Every Drop Counts
• Watershed Protection
ProjectWETCurriculumandActivityGuide2.0Activities
• 8-4-1, One for All
• A Drop in the Bucket
• Common Water
• Money Down the Drain
• My Water Footprint
• Snow and Tell
• Storm Water
• Sum of the Parts
• Super Bowl Surge
• The Long Haul
• The Price is Right
• Virtual Water
• Water Audit
• Your Hydrologic Bank Account
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ADDITIONAL STUDENT RESOURCESCalhoun,Yael.2007.Water in the News.NewYork,NY:ChelseaHouse.
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ADDITIONAL EDUCATOR RESOURCESAraya,YosephNegusseandEdwardH.Moyer.2006.“GlobalPublicWaterEducation:TheWorldWaterMonitoringDayExperience.”Applied Environmental Education and Communication,5(4),263-267.
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WATER DETECTIVES ACTIVITYAsyoucompletetheonlineWater Detectives Activity,followalongusingthisworksheettoseeifyoucanfindandlist18BestManagementPractices(BMP)forWiseWaterUseandexplainwhyeachisaBMP.ForeachWaterWasteryoufind,writedownwhattheyaredoingwrong,andwhatBMPtheyshouldtrynexttimeinstead.
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How is this water user wasting water?
What BMPs should this Water Waster try?
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WATER DETECTIVES ACTIVITY (ANSWER KEY)
Wise Water Users - Best Management Practices
Best Management Practice How this BMP helps preserve or pro-tect water
1Washthecarusingabucketand
spongeinsteadofahoseandonthegrassinsteadofthedriveway
Usingabucketandspongesaveswaterwastedbyarunninghose.Thelawnallowsthesoapanddirttobefilteredintothegrassinsteadofflowinginto
stormdrains.
2 SweepthedrivewaywithabroominsteadofusingahoseUsingabroominsteadofahosetocleanthedrivewayorsidewalkssaveswater.
3 CleanupafteryourpetCleaningupafteryourpetkeepswastefromenteringnearbystreamsandkeeps
watercleaner.
4 Tellyourparentsifyouseeanoilleakunderthecar
Oilleaksdripontothepavement,andcanthenrunoffintostreamsandlakes
whenitrains.Byfixingtheleak,youhelpkeepwatercleaner.
5 Coversoilaroundtreeswithmulch Mulchhelpswatersoakintothesoilandhelpskeepwaterfromevaporating.
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6 Useasoakerhoseinsteadofasprinkler
Asoakerhosekeepsthewaterclosetothegroundsolessevaporatesinto
theair.
7 Useacontrolled-flownozzleonyourhose
Acontrolled-flownozzleonthehoseallowsyoutoturnitonandoffor
adjusttheflowasyouneedtorightatyourfingertips.
8 FixaleakyfaucetAleakingfaucetcanwastealotofwater.Byaskingyourparentstofixleakingfaucets
youareconservingwater.
9 Turnoffthefaucetwhilebrushingyourteeth
Turningoffthetapwhileyouaren’tusingthewatermakessenseandsaves
water.
10 Putalargeloadofdishesinthedishwasher
Ifyouaregoingtousewaterandenergytowashaloadofdishes,washasmany
asyoucanfit.
11 Putalargeloadofclothesinthewashingmachine
Ifyouaregoingtousewaterandenergytowashaloadofclothes,washasmany
asyoucanfit.
12 PuttrashinatrashcaninsteadoflitteringPuttingtrashinatrashcaninsteadoflitteringkeepsthetrashoutofstreams
andlakesandkeepswatercleaner.
13 Participateinariver,pondorhighwaycleanup
Byhelpingremovegarbagefromrivers,pondsandhighwaysyouarekeeping
yourwatercleaner.
14 Planttreesandgrassesalongariverbank
Grassesandtreesonthebanksofstreamsandlakeshelpprotecttheshorefromerosionandhelpkeepthewater
cleaner.
15 Helpkeepopenspacescleanbycol-lectingtrashalongtrailsandinparks
Bypickinguptrashinparksandalongtrails,youarekeepingthetrashfrom
endingupinstreamsorlakesandkeep-ingthewatercleaner.
16 Cleanveggiesinabasinofwaterus-ingabrush
Usingabrushandbasinofwatertowashveggiesuseslesswaterthana
runningtap.
17 StartaWatershedProtectionClubatschool
BystartingaWatershedProtectionClub,youcanteachfriendsandfamilyabout
conservingandprotectingwater.
18 Usearainbarreltocollectrainwater Collectingrainwaterandusingittowa-teryourplantsconserveswater.
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Water Wasters
How is this water user wasting water?
What BMPs should this Water Waster try?
1Wateringthesidewalkandstreet Makingsurethatthesprinklerisactually
wateringplantsandnotconcretesaveswater.
2Lettingthehoserunwhileyouwash
thecarLettingthehoserunwhileyouwash
thecarwasteswater.Useabucketandspongetosavewater.
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Leavepetwasteontheground Petwastecanwashintostreamsandlakes.Pickitupanddisposeofit
properly(inagarbagecan)tokeepyourwatercleaner.
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Litter Littermayendupinstreamsorlakesmakingyourwaterlessclean.Putlitterintoatrashcantokeepitoutofthe
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5Letaleakyfaucetdrip Leakyfaucetswastealotofwater.If
thereisaleakyfaucetinyourhouse,askyourparentstorepairit.
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Use Water Wisely Unit Pretest/Posttest
1. Trueorfalse,waterconservationmeansusinglesswater.
2. Whyshouldyouconservewater?
a. Watertreatmentcostsmoney
b. Conservingwatercanhelpsolvecurrentwatershortageproblems
c. Conservingwatercanhelpyouprepareforfuturewatershortageproblems
d. Alloftheabove
3. Asimpleactionyoucantaketoconservewateris:
a. Turnoffthefaucetwhilebrushingyourteeth
b. Washthecarusingabucketandspongeinsteadofahose
c. Makesurethedishwasherisfullbeforeitisstarted
d. Alloftheabove
4. Trueorfalse,intimeswhenthereisplentifulrainfall,itisstillimportanttopracticewaterconserva-tiontoplanforfuturewatershortages.
5. Trueorfalse,waterprotectionmeanskeepingwaterclean.
6. Trueorfalse,aBestManagementPracticeisamethodrecognizedbywateruserstolessenharmtotheenvironmentthatmightresultfromtheiractions.
7. Stormwaterthatfallsonalandsurfacecan:
a. Soakin
b. Runoffdirectlyintorivers,lakesandwetlands
c. Flowintostormdrainsandpipestoultimatelyendupinrivers,lakesandwetlands.
d. Alloftheabove
Score:___/7
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