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Where Does the Rain Go?
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Where Does the Rain Go?
Through this field trip on school property students learn the difference between storm drains and sewers; what watershed their school is in; and where the rain goes when it hits the ground. Includes map of the school's watershed. 60 minutes.
Classroom presentation, Outdoor field trip
Students will be able to: name three differences between storm drains and sewers; explain what a watershed is; identify the school's watershed; and identify 3 activities that contribute to water pollution and alternatives to those activities.
By Grades
Elementary (grades K-5)
Middle (grades 6-8)
preK-12 school group, Youth Group (scouts, after school programs, Campfire, 4-H, day camps)
storm drain, watershed, pollution, maps, school-ground field trip.
EALRs: Reading: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.2; Communication: 1.1, 2.1, 2.2; Science: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2; SS-Geography: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2.
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sswm/pdf/sswm_7103_classroom.pdf
Free
Kitsap County
Puget Sound (Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, Island, San Juan)
All of Washington
Earth Science, Land Use, Water