miami – dade teacher training 2013

Miami – Dade Teacher Training 2013

Welcome and Background Information on WaterVentures

Split Group Group 1: (Truck) Student experience preview of

the vehicle Group 2: (Media Center) Provide background

information for topics covered within the vehicle and review supplementary materials

Review Pre/Post Packet, Trip Tips, and Questions

Agenda for the day

Meet our crew and the adventure they are embarking on.

Welcome

Located in South East Pasco County 525 acre nature preserve 1960-early 90’s swim park Over 1,000 people on site Property being loved to death

Crystal Springs Foundation

Thomas Family formed Crystal Springs Foundation

Crystal Springs Preserve was created No more than 100 students per day Premier environmental education

site in the region Needed a way to expand

Crystal Springs Foundation

To expand, we have to reach out WaterVentures Outreach Truck Distance Learning

Crystal Springs Foundation

Concept ConstructionExhibit

Inside: Background information on Florida wetland

habitats, geologic history, and other topics covered by the exhibit

At the truck: Guided exhibit by exhibit getting vocabulary

and background specific information to help your students prepare.

Split

Regroup at your designated spot (inside or truck)

5 minute break

Question while you wait:

What do you think this exhibit

is about?

A wetland is…. Wetland habitats vary depending on biotic

and abiotic factors What biotic and abiotic factors would make

these wetlands different: A freshwater wetland A mangrove wetland

Florida Wetlands

A freshwater wetland Abiotic:

Tannins Silt, clay, other sediment Karst

Biotic: Cypress trees Tape grass Alligators Oaks

Florida Wetlands

A mangrove wetland Abiotic:

Salt Sand

Biotic: Mangroves (3 kinds) Barnacles Estuary animals Oysters

Were there dinosaurs in Florida? Sea animals left bones, shells, exoskeletons Compressed over thousands/millions of

years, became limestone Clay from mountains washed down Erosion created sand

Florida’s Geologic History

Aquifer

These layers created the Floridan Aquifer One of the most productive aquifers in

the world Underlies southern Alabama, south-

eastern Georgia, southern South Carolina, and all of Florida; total of about 100,000 miles

The layers of the aquifer clean water Provides water for us:

Water withdrawals for public supply in Florida in 2005 totaled 2,541 Mgal/d. Ground water supplied 2,201 Mgal/d (87 percent) and surface water supplied nearly 340 Mgal/d (13 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/)

Importance of the Aquifer

Any land that water touches on its way to a water body.

Everyone and everything is part of a watershed.

Where does your school’s watershed drain to?

Watershed

Public supply (52 percent) and agricultural irrigation (31 percent) used the largest volumes of fresh ground water in 2005, followed by commercial-industrial-mining self-supplied (8.5 percent), domestic self-supplied (4 percent), recreational irrigation (4 percent), and power generation (0.5 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/)

Water usage

There is no new water The smallest changes can equal large

savings

Water Conservation

Is more than evaporation, precipitation and condensation.

Every living thing on the planet is a potential part of the water cycle.

The water cycle cleans and recycles ALL the water on the planet.

Water Cycle

5 minute break

Pre – Post Packet

Questions