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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
Snapshot
Looking outside, this lesson explores waterways (streams, rainwater runoff, drainage pollution) with a focus on urban waterways. Students learn about the water cycle and how to keep pollution out of waterways. Mercury in fish is also addressed.
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Poster 1, Take-Home Talk
Flip chart and markers
Black or white board
You will take your students on a walk to see the nearest road with a storm drain. Storm drains are used to allow excess water from paved roads to drain away. They take many shapes and sizes. If you do not have a storm drain close by, you will walk along a road or path that often has some trash scattered. You will focus on all of the items—trash, leaves, pet waste, etc.—that you see on your walk. Be sure to follow your organization’s guidelines on traveling with children and be cautious around roads.
Large sheets of paper for each child to make a poster
Markers or crayons
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define rainwater runoff, drainage pollution, freshwater, saltwater, and potable;
identify three different types of waterways;
explain three ways to stop drainage pollution; and
explain how keeping our waterways clean benefits the entire community.
Vocabulary: rainwater runoff, drainage pollution, freshwater, saltwater, aquifer, precipitation, evaporation, water cycle
Procedure:1. Introduction (8 minutes)
2. Water Cycle (10 minutes)Optional Online Interactive: EPA Interactive Water Cycle (5 minutes)
3. Drainage and Storm Drain/Community Walk (15–20 minutes)
4. Reducing Pollution in Our Water (5 minutes)Optional Activity: Coloring or Creating No Littering Signs (10 minutes)Optional Activity: Community Clean-Up Planning (10 minutes)
5. Close and Take-Home Talk (5 minutes)
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Children’s Health Protection
EPA-100-K-13-002April 2013
www.epa.gov
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
1. Introduction (8 minutes)
Review
Askseveralstudentstosharesomethingthattheyrememberfromthepreviouslesson.
Prompts:Whatdidyoulearnthatyoudidn’tknowbefore?Whatdidwetalkaboutthatyoualreadyknew?Whatsurprisedyoufromourlastlesson?Whataresomeofthenewwordsthatyoulearnedfromourlastlesson?Whatcanyoudotopositivelyimpacttheissuewelearnedabout?
DoAsk
Closeyoureyes.Iwantyoutotravelbackintime,slowly,tothestartofyourday.Seeeverythingyou’vedoneupuntilnowinreverse.Thinkaboutallthethingsthatyoucameintocontactwith—allthepeopleyoutalkedto,thethingsyou’veeatenanddrunk,thestuffyou’veread,allofthethingsyou’vedone.Reversethroughthedoortothisroom,reversethroughcomingintothebuilding,slowlyreversethroughgettinghere,reversethroughbreakfast,slowlyreversethroughgettingdressed,andreverseallthewaybacktobeingasleep.Youarelyingdownandyou’reasleep.Now,let’splaybackyourdaywiththisquestioninmind:Whichofthethingsinyourdayrequiredwater?
Goaheadandopenyoureyes.Whocantellmethefirstthinginhisorherdaythatrequiredwater?
Prompts:Didanyofyougotothebathroomwhenyougotup?Brushyourteeth?Havesomethingtodrink?Whatwasthenextthing?Thevastmajorityofyouractivitiesrequirewater—fromthefoodyoueat(plantsneedwatertogrow,animalsthatbecomemeatneedwater)toexercising(yourbodiesneedwater),fromthebuildingyouarein(buildingsthataremadeofconcreterequirewatertobemixedwiththecementduringconstruction)toelectricity(whichisusedforlights,stoplights,walksigns,MP3players,TVs,radios,andcable)thatcomesfromhydropower,etc. [Relate the actions to water as much as possible.]
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
2. Water Cycle (10 minutes)
About70percentoftheEarthiscoveredwithwater.That’salotofwater!Whereismostofthatwater?
Prompt:Ifwelookatamap,there’salotofwhatcolor?[Blue.]Bluerepresentstheoceans.
Butdidyouknowthatlessthan1percentofallthewateronEarthcanbeusedbypeople?Therestissaltwater(thekindyoufindintheocean)orispermanentlyfrozenandwecan’tdrinkit,washwithit,oruseittowaterplants.Asourpopulationgrows,moreandmorepeopleareusingupthislimitedresource.Therefore,itisimportantthatweunderstandwhereourwatercomesfromandhowtouseourwaterwiselyandnotwasteit.
So,wheredowefindthe1percentofwaterthatwecanuse?Wheredowefindfreshwater?[In lakes, streams, rivers, and rain.]
Explain Let’stakealookatthelifecycleofadropoffreshwater—thekindwecandrink—whenitstartsasaraindrop.Rainisalsocalledprecipitation,somethingI’msureyou’veheardtheweatherreportersay.Well,precipitationhappenswhenthere’stoomuchwaterintheairanditcan’tholdontoitanymore.Itwillrain,sleet,snow,orhail.Howcantherebewaterintheair?
Prompts:Haveyouevergoneoutsideandnoticedthattheairfeltheavyorwet?Wecallthathumidity—thisisagoodexampleofwaterintheair.Whenthewaterintheairandthecloudsgetstobetooheavy,itrains.
DoAsk
[Show Poster #1 (life cycle of water).]So,therainorsnoworhailcomesdownandfillsupourlakes,streams,andoceans.Whereelsedoestheprecipitationgo?
Prompts:Doestherainjustfillupthestreets?Doesitstayontopofthesoccerfields?ItsoaksintotheEarthanddrainsthroughoursewersystems.
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2. Water Cycle (continued – page 2)
OptionalOnlineInteractive:EPAInteractiveWaterCycle(5 minutes)
SharetheEPAInteractiveWaterCycle–InteractiveToolatwww.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Thewaterthatsoaksintothegroundisstoredthereuntilitisneeded.Thewaterstoredwayundergroundiscalledanaquifer/groundwater.Manypeoplepumpwaterdirectlyfromtheaquiferthroughawellanduseitfortheirdrinkingwater.
ExplainSo,waterfallsandgetssoakedupbythegroundoraddedtolakes.Whathappensnext?
Rememberthosehumiddays,thedayswhentheairfeelsmuggy?Dothosedayshappeninthesummerorthewinter?Inthesummer.Asthesun’sraysheatupthelakesandstreamsandoceansandthegroundwherethewaterisstored,vaporisformed.
Thinkaboutwhenyou’recookingandyouboilapotofwater—asthetemperatureofthewaterincreases,whathappens?
Prompts:Howdoyouknowit’shot?Thewaterstartstoboilandsteamcomesoffofit.Thissteamisvapor.Andthevaporgoesintotheair.Thisiscalledevaporation.
Thesunisheatingupallthiswaterandthevaporistravelingupwardbecauseit’shot.Whenitcoolsandmoveshigherup,itturnsintoaliquidagainandgathersinclouds.
Whathappensnext?
Prompts:Thisisacycle:Westartedwithrain—sowehavetoendupthereagain.
Thecloudssenddownprecipitationandthecyclestartsalloveragain.
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
Poster #1
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of Children’s Health ProtectionEPA-100-K-13-002www.epa.govApril 2013
Printed on 100% recycled/recyclable paper with a minimum 50% post-consumer waste using vegetable-based inks.
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Water Cycle
Precipitation asrain, snow, hail, fog
Evaporation fromlakes, rivers, oceans
Runoff and Groundwater
Condensation
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
3. Drainage and Storm Drain/Community Walk (15–20 minutes)
Inacity,wheredoestheraingowhenitcomesdown?DoesitsoakintotheEarth?Whatiscoveringalotofcities?[Roads, asphalt, and concrete.]
Explain Watercan’tsoakintotheroadsandsidewalks,soitpoolsontheconcreteoritrunsalongthesurface.Afterareallyhardrainfall,whatdoyousee?Intheroads?
Prompt:Haveyouseenastormdrainbefore?
Review Stormdrainsareopeningsonthesidesofroadsthatallowwatertodrain.Thewatergoesdownthedrainandintoapipesystem,whichbringsthatwatertoabodyofwatercloseby.Stormdrainswilloftenhavepaintedonthem“[insert name of body of water]drainage.”Alloftherainwaterrushesdownthesestormdrains.Afterabigstorm,itsometimeslookslikeariverflowingtothedrain.
Whatisintheriverflowingtothedrain?
Prompts:Whathaveyouseen?Whatisintheroadthatcouldgetsweptintothedrain?
DoExplain Allofthethingsthatpooltogetherwhenitrainsandgodownthestormdrainendup
flowingintothestreamsandlakesthatweuseforourdrinkingwater.Andtheycancontaminateit.Wecallthisrainwater runoff.We’regoingtotakeawalkdowntothecloseststormdrainandtakealookateverythingwespotalongthewaythatmightendupinthe[insert name of closest body of water (could be a dam, river, etc.)].Aswe’rewalking,callouttheitemsthatmightbesweptintothestormdrainasyouseethem.
Notallcommunitieshavealotofstormdrains.Butthesamewaythattrashgetssweptintostormdrainsitgetssweptotherplacesaswellbyrainandwind.Trashandoilfromcarsandhouseholdchemicalswilloftenmakeitintothewatersystemthroughstormdrainsorstreams.
TeacherNote:Besuretotakeapenandpaperwithyoutonoteeverythingthatthechildrensee.Dependingonhowbusytheareabythestormdrainis,youcanfinishthelessonoutsideorresumeitwhenyoureturntotheclassroom.
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3. Drainage and Storm Drain/Community Walk (continued – page 2)
DoAsk
Reviewthelistofitemsnoted.Askwhatelseisofteninthestreetthatthestudentsdidn’tseetoday.Besurethattheynotethefollowing:cans,bottles,papertrash,cigarettebutts,foodtrash,oilfromcars,andpetwaste.Remindstudentsthatpeoplesometimesdumpchemicalslikepaintoroilontheroadandthosethingscanbeaddedtotherainwaterrunoffaswell.
Explain Imagineabathtubfullofallthesethingsthatyoujustsawonthestreet—wouldyouwanttogetintothebathtubtowash?Orwouldyouwanttodrinkthatwater?Whilemuchofthewaterwedrinkgoesthroughatreatmentprocesstomakeitsafeforus,let’sthinkabouttheriversandlakesandbaysthatthesestormdrainsfeedinto.Howwouldallthisgarbageimpactthelifeinthatlake?
Prompts:Howwouldthisimpactfishandplants?Theanimalsthatdrinkthatwater?Whatanimalswouldbeimpacted?Mightweendupeatingfishfromthatlake?
Explain Oneofthebigconcernswithwaterpollutionismercury.Whatismercury?Mercuryisatoxicmetalthatisfoundnaturallyincoalandisreleasedwhencoalisburnedbypowerplants.Whenit’sreleased,itfallstothegroundandentersourwaterways.Whenmercurymixeswithwater,itbecomesverytoxicandcanendupinthefishthatweeat.Ifweingestmercury,incanharmusbyimpactingourbraindevelopmentandfunctioning.Pregnantwomenhavetobeespeciallycarefulaboutmercurybecauseitcanimpactthebabytheyarecarrying.
So,shouldweavoidfishaltogether?No!Fishisagreatpartofahealthydiet.So,whatdowedo?
Ifyouarebuyingfish,beawareofwhichfishyourlocalhealthdepartmentrecommendsthatyouavoidinyourarea.Ifyouarecatchingyourownfish,checktomakesurethatthewatersyouarefishinginareclean—again,yourlocalhealthdepartmentwillknow.Whenyoucookthefishyoucaught,removetheskin,head,tail,andorgansbeforecooking.Mercurycanbeconcentratedintheseareas.Avoidfryingfishoreatingfriedfish—fryinglocksinthepollutants.
We’vetalkedabouteverythingbeingconnectedandaboutbalance.Howdoespollutedwaterimpactourhealth?
Prompts:Ifthewaterispolluted,willittakemoreworkatawatertreatmentplanttocleanit?We’lltalkaboutthewatertreatmentprocessinournextlesson.Willittakemoreenergytodothis?Wherewillwegetthisenergy—willweneedtoburnmorefossilfuelsandthuscreatemoregreenhousegases?Willthisimpactairqualityandclimatechange?Alloftheseelementsareinterconnected.Howwillitimpactyou?
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
4. Reducing Pollution in Our Water (5 minutes)
Howdowekeepthesethingsoutofourwaterways?Whatcanwedo?
Putgarbagewhereitbelongs.Neverpourchemicalsorpesticidesontheground.Pickupafterourpets.Pickuplitter.Don’tthrowthingsdownthestormdrain.Recycleusedcaroilatlandfillsorgarages.Educatepeopleabouthowlittercanhurtourwaterways.
Optional Activity: Coloring or Creating No Littering Signs (10 minutes)
ColororcreateNoLitteringsignsforuseintheteachingspaceorathome.Nowthatweknowhowimportantitistokeepourroadwaysandparksclean,wewanttosharethatknowledge.Eachofyou(orinpairs)willmakeaposterthatletsothersknowhowimportantitistocleanupafterpetsorputtrashwhereitbelongs.
Passoutlargesheetsofpaperandmarkersorcrayons.
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4. Reducing Pollution in Our Water (continued – page 2)
Optional Activity: Community Clean-Up Planning (10 minutes)
Wejustsawallthetrashandpetwasteandleavesonourwalkandthatwasarelativelysmallareawecovered.Nowthatweknowhowharmfultheseitemscanbetoourwaterways,Ithinkweshoulddosomethingaboutit.
Whatcanwedo?
Prompts:Notlitter,tellothersnottolitter,pickuptrash.
Whatifweorganizedacommunityclean-updayof[insertlocalparkorroadthatneedstobecleanedup]?Howwouldwedoit?
Prompts:Whowouldwewanttoinvolve?Howwouldwetellfolksaboutit?Whenshouldwedoit?
Guidethestudentsthroughtheprocessofplanningaclean-updayforthenearfuture.
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Lesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
(5 minutes)
DoExplain
Closeyoureyesandtakeanicedeepbreath.We’vecoveredalottoday.Wetalkedaboutthewatercycle.Raiseyourhandifyoucantelltheclassaboutthefourstepsofthewatercycle—wheredowestart?[Call on a student. Go through all four steps: precipitation, runoff and groundwater, evaporation, and condensation]
Explain Wealsodiscussedstormdrainsandwentonatriptoseewhatgetsintoourwaterwaysthroughthestormdrains.Whataresomewaysthatwecanstopthepollutionofourwaterways?Youcanopenyoureyesnow.
Thecoolestpartaboutlearningsomethingnewissharingtheknowledge.Tonight,whenyougethome,Iwantyoutotalkwithyourfamilyaboutthethingsthatwelearnedtoday.Lookaroundyourneighborhoodtoseeifthereistrashbythestormdrains.Besurenottolitter,andpickuptrashandputitinthegarbagewhenyouseeit.Challengeyourfamilytothinkofwaysthatyoucanallhelptoprotectthewaterwaysaroundus.
DoExplain [Pass out Take-Home Talk.]ThisTake-HomeTalksheethassomethingsthatyoucan
sharewithyourfamilyandsomeactivitiesthatyoucandoathome.Seewhatyoucanaccomplishonthesheetandwe’lltalkaboutitthenexttimewemeet.
5. Close and Take-Home Talk
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Take-Home TalkLesson 6: Keeping All of Our Waterways Clean
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About70percentoftheEarthiscoveredwithwater!Mostofthatwaterisintheoceans.
Butlessthan1percentofallofthewateronEarthcanbeusedbypeople.Therestissaltwater(thekindyoufindintheocean)orispermanentlyfrozenandwecan’tdrinkit,washwithit,oruseittowaterplants.
Asourpopulationgrows,moreandmorepeopleareusingupthislimitedresource.Therefore,itisimportantthatweunderstandwhereourwatercomesfromandhowtouseourwaterwiselyandnotwasteit.
WaterCycle
Precipitation asrain, snow, hail, fog
Evaporation fromlakes, rivers, oceans
Runoff and Groundwater
Condensation
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Rescuing Rainwater Runoff!Youlearnedthatallofthetrashthatweseeonthestreetsandinourneighborhoodscantooeasilyendupinourlakesandourstreams,hurtingfishandplantsandanimals.Youandyourfamilycandoyourparttostopthispollution!Asafamily,walkaroundyourneighborhoodandpickuptrash.Besuretowearprotectiveglovesandgowithanadult.
Wheredidyoufindthemosttrash?Whatwasthetrash—foodwaste?Bottles?Cans?Paper?
Getting the Word Out!Howcanyouletothersknowthattheyshouldn’tlitter?Wouldalettertoyourlocalnewspaperbehelpful?Whataboutpostingsignsinyourcommunity?Howcanyouspreadtheword?
To Take Back:
• Whatwasthecoolestthingthatyoulearnedfromtalkingaboutthistopicwithyourfamilyandfriends?