Web-Based Tools for the Classroom Amanda Cook, Tabitha Madzura & Robert Broz

1. Let’s Talk Water in the Classroom: Interactive Watershed Tools Targeting Youth Web-Based Tools for the Classroom Amanda Cook, Tabitha Madzura & Robert Broz brozr@missouri.edu cookam@missouri.edu (573) 882-0085

2. Why talk about WATER? • We all use water - our health depends on it • We are responsible for keeping our waters clean • There are things we can do to help conserve water and save costs • We are not manufacturing any more water than we are getting from the hydrologic cycle

3. Watershed Stewardship – Its our Responsibility Everybody!

4. Interactive Tools for Watershed Concepts – Targeting Youth A tool for educators to integrate watershed education, • sciences • social studies • and other subjects To increase awareness of local community natural resources

5. Interactive Tools for Watershed Concepts– Targeting Youth

6. 2004-5 Activities… • Teachers’ Workshops • Southwest and Northeast Missouri • 2004 Target MAP at Kirksville Middle School – In class activities • Missouri Science Teachers’ Symposium – Conference presentation • Lake Mark Twain Environmental Education Day – Water Festivals • After school snack sessions • Youth Watershed Honors Retreat • 4-H Youth Camps and Water Festivals – NE and SW Missouri • Clover Kids Camps

7. Teachers’ Workshops • Southwest and Northeast Missouri • 2 or 3 undergraduate/graduate hours • NE - Truman State University • SW – Southwest Missouri State University • Water quality presentations by local presenters

8. Teachers’ Workshops - Topics • Local watershed information • Human health factors • Community health issues • Local power plant tours • Water testing • Mini water festivals • Project WET training and certification • Water regulatory issues • Watershed management activities

9. Teachers’ Workshops – Activities

10. 2004 Target MAP at Kirksville Middle School • Inside the middle school classroom hands-on instruction: • Students search for information and answer questions on the website • Evaluation – What students learned from the activity

11. 2004 Target MAP at Kirksville Middle School

12. Mark Twain Environmental Education Day • Hands-on computer instruction: • Students search for and answer question on the website • Evaluation – What students learned from the activity

13. Mark Twain Environmental Education Day

14. Missouri Science Teachers’ Symposium • Hands-on computer instruction for science educators • Question and answer forum • Lecture and discussion of watershed concepts

15. Missouri Science Teacher’s (MOST)- Evaluations • “Great resource thanks for taking time to put this project together” • “I am going to use the watershed website with my class next week” • “Very useful teaching tool for water quality”

16. Missouri Science Teacher’s (MOST)- Evaluations • “Excellent teaching tool” • “Great ideas for my watershed unit” • “Very good instructional tool”

17. Classroom Activities - Hickman High School, Columbia, MO • Hands-on computer instruction: • A discussion of human activities and their impact on local water quality • Stream team efforts by high school students • Nonpoint source pollution - discussion and questions • Evaluations based on what students learned during the session

18. Honors Retreat – NE Missouri

19. Impact/Numbers • Teachers, 4-H, youth educators and community leaders in SW and NE Missouri – 200> • Grades 3 – 12 - 5000> • Meetings, conferences, workshops – over 20 • Instructional materials (CDs) – over 2000 distributed state and nationwide

20. Other Outreach • Conference presentations • Soil and Water Conservation Conference • National Water Quality • After school snack sessions for elementary school science teachers • Youth retreat – grades 6-9

21. Target Watersheds A tool for educators to integrate watershed education with science, social studies and other subjects and to help increase youth awareness of local community natural resources

22. James River Basin • History • Agricultural Activities & Statistics • Non-agricultural Activities & Impact on the Environment • Recreational Activities & Resources • Non-point Source Pollution and Prevention • Plant and Animal Life

23. James River Basin • Water Quality Information • Watershed Groups • Physical Characteristics • Climate • Drinking Waters Sources • Environmental Education Curricula • Local 4-H Activities, FFA Club Activities

24. Acknowledgments Our thanks to individuals who presented during the teachers’ and participated in other project activities and workshops statewide. Special thanks to Wanda Eubank University of Missouri Extension Information Specialist and Dr. Janice Greene, Professor of Biology at Southwest Missouri State University for their assistance in planning and coordinating the Northeast and Southwest Missouri Youth Activities and Teachers’ Workshops and related activities

25. Funded by an EPA 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grantthrough the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

26. Additional Information Additional information available on the Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN) website

27. Missouri Watershed Information Network

28. Education • Water and environmental education links

29. Contact Information • Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN) • mowin1@missouri.edu • http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin