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- Enviroscape - Nonpoint Source Model Kit
- Urban Middle School Watershed Curriculum
- Groundwater Model
- Elementary School Presentation Package
- Urban Middle School Presentation Package
- High School Presentation Package
This equipment may be borrowed for free from the mid-Atlantic Nonpoint Source Team if you reside in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia. Contact: Fred Suffian (suffian.fred@epa.gov), 215-814-5753.
Enviroscape - Nonpoint Source Model Kit (2 Available to Borrow)
Enviroscape Nonpoint Source tracks pollution from nonpoint sources, including residential areas, forestry, transportation, recreation, agriculture and construction, as well as from industry as a point source. Pollution and runoff are visually apparent when rain falling over the landscape top carries soil (cocoa), chemicals (colored drink mixes) and oil (cocoa and water mixture) through a watershed to a body of water.
Best management practices include felt buffer strips as vegetation, clay to create berms and other methods to show conservation and water pollution prevention measures at work. It discusses nonpoint source pollution and the steps everyone can take to help prevent environmental contamination. It is also good for discussion about overall watershed concepts.
Nonpoint Source teaches the watershed concept in addition to point and nonpoint source pollution. Two waterways flow into a larger water body, which is representative of a lake, river, bay, or ocean. The unit comes complete with a kit containing everything you need to demonstrate the movement of water through a watershed and the pollution that runoff may cause.
The Nonpoint Source unit includes: Nonpoint source landscape top (topographical map), clear base, houses, barn, factory, drain pipe, treatment plant, trees, golf flags, cows, cars and best management practices such as buffer strips, clay berms, manure container, soil, oils and chemicals (cocoa, drink mixes and oil mix), bridges, watercatcher, rainmaker, water plug, and User's Guide.
Urban Middle School Watershed Curriculum
One day orientation about project. Includes site walk and review. Classroom presentation of site plans and area of study and projects. History -- How does a natural watershed become an urban watershed. Trace development of neighborhood. Mill Creek to Mill Creek sewer. Use of old maps and photos.What is pollution? Point and non-point sources. How does it affect water quality and the neighborhood?
- Activities (PDF) (2 pp, 22K, About PDF)
- Lesson 1 - How Does a Natural Watershed Become an Urban Watershed? (PDF) (8 pp, 43K, About PDF)
- Lesson 2 - The Natural Water Cycle and Natural Watershed (PDF) (6 pp, 49K, About PDF)
- Lesson 3 - The Urban Water Cycle and the Urban Watershed (PDF) (6 pp, 39K, About PDF)
- Lesson 4 - Point and Non-Point Sources. How does Pollution Affect Water Quality and the Neighborhood? (PDF) (5 pp, 33K, About PDF)
- Lesson 5 - Landscape Design (PDF) (2 pp, 24K, About PDF)
- Mural Lesson - Transforming Vacant Lots into Environmental Landscapes (PDF) (3 pp, 35K, About PDF)
Groundwater Model (2 Available to Borrow)
The groundwater model represents a 1 inch thick vertical slice of the earth (a geologic cross section or profile). It is what you would see if you were standing in a gravel pit or trench. The model depicts three principal sand and gravel aquifers and one crushed limestone aquitard. When water is added, the model can then demonstrate how groundwater enters the ground, how it flows through the ground in aquifers, and how different types of aquifer affect how the groundwater will move. Groundwater is not an underground lake but instead is subsurface water found in the pore spaces in soil or rock below the water table.
Model developed by: the Institute for Water Sciences, GEM Regional Center, Western Michigan University. See the Links page for their URL.
Elementary School Presentation Package
1. Video - Storm Sewers Don't Lead to the Sewer Plant (9 minutes) Interactive music video explains that storm sewers lead into streams and rivers and that we should not dump anything into storm sewers
2. PowerPoint Presentation - Polluted Runoff. What is polluted runoff? What is a watershed? What are the effects of polluted runoff? What can we do?
3. Teachers Packet: Pamphlets and Booklets: (One of each)
How to be a Clean Water Rainger & Stickers, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Clean Water Rainger Activities Booklet, easy to read information about water pollution Clean Water Raingers, Coloring Book, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection- Coloring Book and water pollution information
The Adventures of Captain Sewer, Philadelphia Water Department- Official Grime Fighter's Activity Book Learn About Water!, Philadelphia Water Department- Water activity booklet discussing the water cycle, watersheds and how to prevent water pollution
What's Up with Our Nation's Waters?, Environmental Protection Agency- Easy to read booklet covering topics such as, how to measure water quality, the three big pollutants, where pollutants come from, and what wetlands are.
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution?, Every Little Bit Hurts, West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection- Pamphlet about pollutants and their effects.
What is a Watershed? , United Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services- Pamphlet depicting and explaining what a watershed is.
Polluted, Environmental Protection Agency- Pictorial pamphlet explaining polluted runoff and the major sources.
4. LaMotte, Water Monitoring Kit: Tests contained: Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate, Phosphate, pH, Coliform, Turbidity
Middle School Presentation Package
1. Video - Partnerships for Watersheds (13 minutes) Explains what a watershed is and includes comments from people who have been involved with working on watershed issues.
2. PowerPoint Presentation - Polluted Runoff What is polluted runoff?, What is a watershed?, What are the effects of polluted runoff?, What can we do?
3. Teachers Packet: Pamphlets and Booklets (One of each)
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution? Every Little Bit Hurts, West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection- Pamphlet about pollutants and their effects.
What's Up With Our Nation's Waters?, Environmental Protection Agency- Easy to read booklet covering topics such as, how to measure water quality, the three big pollutants, where pollutants come from, and what wetlands are.
What is a Watershed?, United Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services- Pamphlet depicting and explaining what a watershed is.
Polluted, Environmental Protection Agency- Pictorial pamphlet explaining polluted runoff and the major sources.
4. LaMotte, Water Monitoring Kit: Tests contained: Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate, Phosphate, pH, Coliform, Turbidity.
High School Presentation Package
1. Video - 3 Videos, selection based on length of presentation:
Life in a Watershed (16 minutes) - Answers questions about water, where it comes from, where is goes and how we affect it.
Clean Water, Clear Choices (30 minutes) Environmental issues of Clean Water
Pointless Pollution (28 minutes) TV show on Nonpoint Source Pollution, narrated by Walter Cronkite
2. PowerPoint Presentation - Polluted Runoff. What is polluted runoff?, What is a watershed?, What are the effects of polluted runoff?, What can we do?
3. Teachers Packet: Pamphlets and Booklets (One of each):
Watershed Academy Web-Based Training Brochure, Environmental Protection Agency- Pamphlet about the Watershed Academy and web-based training that is available.
What's Up With Our Nation's Waters? Environmental Protection Agency - Easy to read booklet covering topics such as, how to measure water quality, the three big pollutants, where pollutants come from, and what wetlands are.
What is a Watershed? United Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services- Pamphlet depicting and explaining what a watershed is.
Polluted, Environmental Protection Agency- Pictorial pamphlet explaining polluted runoff and the major sources.
4. LaMotte, Water Monitoring Kit: Tests contained: Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate, Phosphate, pH, Coliform, Turbidity.
