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Education Programs and
Education Resources
Watershed Ecology Center - University of South Carolina - Upstate EPA Office of Water Kid's Stuff Page (Games, activities, health, Spanish) Scholastic The Magic School Bus ·
Games Educating Young People About Water (Download files or purchase publications) EPA Water Source Books (Downloadable info on water and wastewater including lesson plans for grades K-12) Monroe County Water Authority (Kids water fun activities) Water Environment Federation (Aqua Venturer tells a multi-cultural story of how humans developed the technologies for collecting, distributing and treating water that allowed civilizations to flourish.) ) Spartanburg Soil & Water Conservation District - Educational Programs Video Resources
Available
Careers in Water
Quality
·
16
minutes ·
Features
real-life professionals who discuss their occupations and opportunities in
the water quality profession. ·
Water
Environment Federation. ·
Suitable
for late elementary through high school. H2OTV - The Wastewater
Video
·
11
minutes ·
An
introduction to wastewater treatment and its importance to our society.
Narrated by an animated dinosaur. ·
A
good introduction or alternative to a wastewater treatment plant tour.
·
Suitable
for elementary through middle school. The Basics of Water
Quality: We Treat Water Right
·
12
minutes ·
American
Water Works Association, 1998 ·
Discusses
water treatment and distribution, includes the hydrologic cycle, and
careers in water quality. ·
Suitable
for middle through high school. Nature's
Way
·
10
minutes ·
Slides
on Video ·
Describes
the water cycle and the wastewater treatment system modeled after natureís
methods. ·
Water
Pollution Control Federation ·
Suitable
for middle school through high school. Professor Water:
Fantastic Facts about H20
·
26
minutes ·
Basic
facts about water including the water cycle, sources of drinking water,
water treatment, and water storage. ·
American
Water Works Association, 1995. ·
Suitable
for elementary through middle school. Professor Water and the
Amazing Water Cycle
·
26
minutes ·
Basic
facts about the water cycle including vocabulary such as, molecules,
evaporate, solvent, precipitate, aquifer, etc. ·
Teacherís
Guide available ·
Suitable
for elementary through middle school ·
American
Water Works Association, 2001 Is it Safe to Drink?
The Good News About Drinking Water
·
30
minutes ·
Answers
the question, what is in drinking water and is it safe? Focuses on the
role of water utilities, the EPA, and history and new developments in
water treatment. Also discusses specific problems across the country,
including lead in Charleston and nitrates in Iowa. ·
American
Water Works Association, 1993 ·
Suitable
for junior high and high school. Water Gift of
Life
·
50
minutes ·
Filmed
on location from the Absaroka Mountains of Montana to the lush tropical
jungles of Palau , Micronesia ; remote Glacier Bay, Alaska to undersea in
the Caribbean and South Pacific. ·
Narrated
by Gregory Peck ·
1990
·
Suitable
for high school Water and Wastewater
Facility Tours - Tour Criteria
To ensure the safety of our guests the following criteria will apply for tours of Blalock and Fairforest : ·
6
years and under - One adult per child. No more that 8 children at a time.
·
7
to 12 years - One adult per 3 students. No more than 12 children at a
time. ·
12
to 16 years - One adult per 5 students. No more than 15 children at a
time. ·
16
years and up - One adult per group. No more than 25 people at a time.
Blalock Water
Filtration Plant
·
Located
in northern Spartanburg county off Highway 221 between Spartanburg and
Chesnee ·
Tour
time is approximately 1 hour ·
Targeted
at junior high students and above ·
Areas
for touring at water filtration plant: ·
12
and under - control center, chemical feed building, and filter building
·
13
and up - entire tour of facility Fairforest Wastewater
Treatment Facility
·
Located
off 295 by-pass ·
Tour
time is approximately 1 hour ·
Targeted
at junior high students and above Water Quality and
Industrial Wastewater Joint Lab Facility
·
Located
on South Ave ·
Covers
water and wastewater testing techniques ·
Targeted
at junior high and high school aged students ·
One
chaperone for every 8-10 students. No more than 25 students at a time.
Pontoon
Classroom
·
History
and use of Lake Bowen, as well as a guided tour on a pontoon boat
·
Students
learn how to take water samples and test for water quality
·
Focuses
on water safety, water conservation, and watershed issues
·
Day-long
program suitable for late elementary through junior high students
·
Speakers
·
Topics
available include: ·
Water
Treatment Process, Distribution and Purification ·
Wastewater
Treatment Process, Distribution and Purification Career Information
(Career Fairs for all grades)
·
Specific
Topics as requested ·
Magic
School Bus readings with Ali the Aquagator (appropriate for pre-K through
3rd grade) To schedule a tour, school presentation or check out video or print resources, please contact: OR Email him at waynerice@sws-sssd.org |
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