Shed Those Watershed Blues - 2 day workshop Teacher, let's be kids again. We'll splash around in the water, but no one will get mad at us!
Register for our educational (and delightful!) watershed workshop; we'll hop on the bus,
pull up our boots, step – gently – into the river, and learn about the quality of the
waters of our own streams. We'll conduct water tests, and we'll identify benthic macroinvertebrates -
those interesting bottom-dwelling mussels, crayfish, etc., that serve as
indicators of water quality. We will even climb to the rooftops to learn – up close and
personal.
We will spend the first day in the classroom building watershed models and
more, to learn what we (and our students) can do to protect our watersheds and keep them clean.
Day two is filled with visits to several watersheds and storm water management solution sites. Jump
into this class with both feet!
More Details-
WHO: 3rd - 12th Grade Teachers
- WHAT: 'Shed' participants wind through the county, following the creeks and rivers into which stormwater flows. They experience the effects, on our own watershed, of both point and non-point source pollution through both in class and in the field activities. And they get to see for themselves environmentally-friendly, innovative solutions to managing storm water and its effects on the environment.
- WHEN: Thursday 6/17 & Friday 6/18, 2010 from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- WHERE: Each day begins and ends at the SCARCE headquarters in Glen Ellyn. The second day we will
travel together by bus.
- WHY: Daily, we all use water. It is to our benefit, and the benefit of our students to understand the many processes that deal with water and keeping our water supply clean.
- HOW MUCH: $15 fee (includes 15 CPDUs, morning & afternoon snacks)
$100 for 1 hour of graduate credit from
Aurora University - project is required for graduate credit
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Please contact the SCARCE office, if you have any questions about this course - 630.545.9710 |
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