Web-Based Watershed Tools for Grades 4-8

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Web-Based Watershed Tools for Grades 4-8

• Tabitha Chakwenya-Madzura
• A Poster Presentation
• Best Education Practices for Water Outreach
  Professionals
• June 2 4, 2004
• Madison, Wisconsin

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Purpose

• Provide additional tools for elementary school
  science educators to
• Enhance science education information
• Integrate watershed, natural resources and
  environmental education with science and
  socio-economic aspects

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Relevance to Environmental Education and Missouri
Show-Me-Standards

• The Web-based information will assist educators
  enhance students proficiency of knowledge,
  skills and competencies activities are
  correlated with proficiencies listed in the
  Missouri Show-Me Standards
• Enhance awareness and knowledge about natural
  resources and environmental benefits
• Facilitate development of skills, as children
  grow older, to identify and prevent nonpoint
  source pollution

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Target Audiences

• 4-8th Grade Science, Environmental and
  Agricultural Educators
• 4-8th Grade Students
• Interested local citizens

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Locations

• E - Elk River Basin
• J - James River Basin
• NFS - North Fork Salt River Basin
• S - Sac River Basin
• SP - Spring River Basin

NFS
S
SP
E
J
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James River Basin

• History
• Agricultural Activities Statistics
• Non-agricultural Activities Impact on the
  Environment
• Recreational Activities Resources
• Non-point Source Pollution and Prevention
• Plant and Animal Life
• Water Quality Information
• Watershed Groups
• Physical Characteristics
• Climate
• Drinking Waters Sources
• Environmental Education Curricula
• Local 4-H Activities, FFA Club Activities

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Interactive Websites

• Nonpoint source pollution
• Stormwater
• Water usage around the house
• Water treatment plant
• The hydrologic cycle
• Water in/outside the house
• Question and answer sections for each site

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The Hydrologic Cycle
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/watercycle.swf
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Nonpoint Source Pollution
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/waterpollute.swf
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Stormwater
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/stormwater1.swf
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Water Usage around the House
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/interacnew.swf
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Water Treatment Plant
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/watertreat.swf
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Domestic Water Use
Interactive Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/
mowin/Project31903/interacnew.swf
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Implementation

• Workshops (for teachers) in Southwest and North
  East Missouri regions
• 2/3 undergraduate/graduate hours offered to those
  interested from local universities (NE- Truman
  State University SW Southwest Missouri State
  University
• Participants will be asked to apply learned
  material and provide feedback
• Local watershed newsletters and brochures are
  being developed for individual watersheds

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Partners

• James River Basin Partnership
• Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• The Missouri Watershed Information Network
  Advisory Council

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Partners

• The Bryant Watershed Atlas
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
  (VII)
• University of Missouri Extension Water Quality
  Program
• Southwest Missouri State University
• Truman State University
• And many others

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Who cares?

• EVERYONE LIVES IN A WATERSHED

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Watershed Stewardship Its our Responsibility
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Contact MoWIN

• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Toll Free (MO only) 1-877-H20-SHED(426-7433)
• E-mail mowin1_at_missouri.edu
• Website http//outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/
• Mail 205 Ag. Engineering - Univ. of Missouri-
  Columbia, MO 65211- 5200
• Visit us 205 Ag Engineering - Univ. of Missouri-
  Columbia, MO 65211- 5200