Storm Drain Pollution Prevention, How Water gets to Your Home, Drought, and Water Conservation
Storm Drain Pollution and Fred the Fish
- Fred the Fish Lesson Plan
- Storm Drain Background Information
- Fred the Fish Worksheet
- High School Video Contest Winners
- Salmon Life Cycle Video
Water Conservation
Water Conservation Bingo
- Water Conservation Bingo Instructions
- Water Conservation Bingo Playing Cards
- Water Conservation Bingo Question Cards
Where does our tap water come from?
Drought
Vocabulary Words:
Aqueduct: A large system for carrying water from one place to another. The water may be carried underground through a tunnel or pipe, at ground level through a canal, or over the ground on a bridge.
Conservation: The protection of things found in nature. People who care about conservation try to preserve natural resources so they will be around in the future. They want the environment to be healthy.
Creek: A flowing natural stream of freshwater. Creeks are usually smaller than rivers and they often flow into rivers, helping to fill them with water.
Infiltration: When water enters into the ground.
River: A flowing natural stream of freshwater, normally larger than a creek. Water from a river can come from rain, melting snow, lakes, ponds, or even glaciers. Rivers flow downhill from their source. Usually a river feeds water into an ocean, lake, pond, or sometimes even another river.
Storm drain: A drain built to carry away excess water from roads and other paved areas in times of heavy rain. This water is often not cleaned and flows directly into a creek, river, or the ocean.
Tap water: Water from the faucet, usually safe for people to drink.
Pollution: Harmful substances like waste and chemicals that makes the earth dirty and unhealthy.
Adapted from: https://kids.britannica.com/kids
Our third grade instructional series supports the Next Generation Science Standards.
