Home School Thursdays: The Long Haul & Keep Streams Clean (Age 6+)

Students will learn about water conservation and the effects of water pollution through a fun water hauling exercise and a relay activity. (Participants should bring a towel and wear shoes they don't mind getting wet) 

Educational Objectives: 

· Develop an awareness of various volumes of water

· Appreciate the readily available water supplies in the developed world

· Understand how easy access to water can encourage people to use large amounts of water

· Learn the impact of pet waste on water sources

· Discover that storm drains do not go to a sewer

· Discuss how fecal bacteria upsets an aquatic ecosystem