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- More than 1.2 billion people in this world lack access to clean water
- In Kenya there are still people who have to walk for 10 hours to look for water - Providing safe drinking water and sanitation world wide would save money from health budgets |
An Earth Force Project addressing Watershed Issues could be:
PA Academic Standards, Environment and Ecology: General Teacher Resources for Earth Force Projects:
Environment and Ecology for Pennsylvania- Meeting the Standards; Globe Fearon, Pearson Learning Group, 2003 Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife - Project Wildlife, Curriculum Guide for Grades 9- 12
The Event: Runoff of wastes and nutrients from farm land
The Problem: Runoff from Pennsylvania farmland may contain nitrogen and phosphates from animal wastes and fertilizers. This farmland runoff enters watersheds and may impact habitats for certain aquatic organisms.
The Issue: Can the agricultural impact on water quality be reduced without additonal financial strain on farmers?
Taken from the PCEE web page: Essentials of EE for Pennsylvania
4.1.7. Watershed and Wetlands
4.3.7. Environmental Health
4.3.7. B Describe how human action affect the health of the environment
4.6.7. Ecosystems and their Interactions
4.9.7. Environmental Laws and Regulations
4.9.7. A Explain the role of environmental law and regulations
Project WILD, 5555 Morningside Drive, Suite 212
e-mail: info@projectwild.org www.projectwild.org
Earth Force Take a look at the materials we offer in our Earth Force catalog.
Project WET, Curriculum & Activity Guide, 1995 201 Culbertson Hall Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 59717-0057 e.mail: rwwt@msu.oscs.montana.edu
PA Bureau of State Parks Watershed Education, Teacher Manual, 1998
Rachel Carson State Office Building
P.O. Box 8551
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551
e-mail: enved.sp@al.dcnr.state.pa.us
Project WILD, K-12 Activity Guide, 1995 5430 Grosvenor Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 e-mail: natpwild@igc.apc.org
Pennsylvania - Amphibians & Reptiles, A Curriculum Guide, 2001 PA Fish and Boat Commission and Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
A Watershed Primer, A Collection of Essays on Watershed Issues, edited by Janette M. Novak and William H. Woodwell, Jr.
KARE- Keystone Aquatic Resource Education, An Earth Science/Biology Unit, 1988
PA Fish & Boat Commission
Bureau of Education & Information
P.O. 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
KARE-Keystone Aquatic Resource Education, Living in Water, An Aquatic Science Curriculum for Grades 4-6, 1987,
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Documents on Watersheds: Websites with Watershed information: General Information
- Understanding Watersheds Water Quality - Urbanization and Water Quality
Run-off
- Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls
Stormwater
- Stormwater Manager's Resource Center - Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Nonpoint Source Pointers - Factsheets
Water
- National Geographic Kids Page on Fresh Water
- Issues in Ecology - Published by the Ecological Society of America
Open Letter to Great Lakes Leaders and the Great Lakes Community
Learn what a watershed is...
Learn how the water cycle functions in a watershed.
Learn how humans affect the health of a watershed.
See a topographical map of our local watershed.
Basic information on the Great Lakes watershed.
Basic information on Great Lakes environment.
Great information on Great Lakes pollution.
- Watershed.TV
- PA Department of Environmental Protection
- What's in my Watershed? Department of Environmental Protection
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Fifteen Things You can Do to Make a Difference in Your Watershed
- Pennsylvania Water Resources Directory - is a compilation of resources that can be used to enhance audience understanding about topics related to water quality and watersheds. The Directory is printed annually by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (PACD). The online version of the Directory is also revised, ongoing.
- Watershed Directory and Contact List
- Great Lakes Directory
- What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? A brochure for students with a good overview, a test and action suggestions
"Water on the Web"offers water science units and tools that help studentsunderstand and solve real environmental problems usingadvanced technology. Learn about aquatic ecology, waterquality, and watersheds. See maps, summaries, and informationon lakes and rivers nationwide. Use data visualization toolsto watch data change through time and explore relationshipsamong variables. (NSF)
"Exploring the Environment" features 25 online modules that put students in problem-basedlearning scenarios. In one module, students predict theimpact of increased carbon dioxide on the wheat yield inKansas. In another, they predict weather 48 hours in advance.Topics include coral reefs, climate change, the Everglades,mountain gorillas, rainforests, volcanoes, water quality, andozone depletion. (NASA)
- Chemistry and Water Quality