A Closer Look at Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Students will study a variety of Macroinvertebrates and sort them into groups to determine water quality.

Aquatic Wildlife Adaptations

Students will examine a selection of Aquatic Wildlife native to our area, discuss why water quality is imperative to their survival, and create their own imaginary aquatic animal using adaptations seen in nature.

 What’s in my Water?  Water Chemistry

Students will perform a variety of experiments to determine the quality of their drinking water, where water comes from, and how it becomes our drinking water, and, what affects our water along the way.

 H2Olympics

Students compete in a Water Olympics to investigate two properties of water, adhesion, and cohesion.

Nature hike on your school grounds

Students will be introduced to the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, and learn about the wildlife found around their school!

Aquatic Habitats

Students will examine and analyze diverse water habitats and how animals use them for food and shelter.

 Water Color Painting

Each student will be provided with the tools to paint their interpretation of water. These interpretations may include items such as snowflakes, ponds, waterfalls, rivers, etc.

Nature Journaling: Observing and Drawing

With this activity students can use their creativity to capture outdoor observations through illustration, observing shapes, colors and how things change over time.

Plen Aire Artwork

This type of artwork allows students to capture a moment of nature as seen through their classroom window or outside.

Bubble Geometry

Using bubbles, this lesson gives students the opportunity to form and study the geometric shapes of water.

Nature Journaling: Writing and Poetry

Students will have the opportunity to journal their observations of nature through poetry and prose composition.

 Music to my Ears: Water with Music

This fun activity will allow students to make music with the use of water!

Water Music Sing Along

Using simple instruments, students will be guided to sing along to fun songs about water conservation!

“The Story of Stuff”

Students will examine the contents of a trash can and determine what the most frequently discarded items are, what could have been reduced/reused/recycled or avoided.

Places in the Watershed

Students will share their favorite places in the watershed on a big map! Whether it’s a favorite fishing spot, the place they learned to ride a bike, or where they like to walk their dog, we will discover all the special places we love in our watershed!

Incredible Journey: Traveling through the Water Cycle

Students will develop and understanding of the water cycle and relate its components to the importance of water conservation.

Trash Race

Students will learn about where our refuse goes by racing to put a variety of recycling, trash and compost in the correct bins, and determining how trash effects our water quality.