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Conservation Education
Resources/Websites
Below is a list of resources and websites that we feel may help you teach about natural resources. These websites are not part of the Soil and water Conservation District website and we cannot guarantee their accuracy.
If you have a website you think we should add, please send Gwen an e-mail at .
Resources
Below are several conservation related activities and information that can be downloaded and printed:
The Earth As An Apple Compare How Much Water Different Soils Hold Worms in the College Classroom: More Than Just a Composting Demonstration Making Waves Curriculum An exciting curriculum on local water quality issues is available for K-12 teachers! The Hamilton County Storm Water District and the Soil and Water Conservation District have partnered together to develop a curriculum designed specifically for Hamilton County which focuses on storm water issues, including activities on point and non-point sources of pollution and local water quality issues. All activities have been correlated to the state science standards.
Websites
Watersheds
Make your own watershed with your students www.brownsville-pub.com/kids/8-12/buildown.pdf Map your own watershed near your school or home bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/learning/mappingteacher.html Groundwater
Learn about groundwater by making an edible earth parfait. YUMMY! www.groundwater.org/kc/activity5.html Build an "Aquifer in a Cup" www.groundwater.org/kc/activity2.html Great info about drinking water and groundwater www.partstap.com/ground-water-and-drinking-water-an-expert-guide-for-kids.aspx Soil
Experiment to show how plants grow in polluted soil teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/pollutedsoil.htm Great background info on soil formation, composition & physical/chemical properties organiclifestyles.tamu.edu/soilbasics/index.html Erosion
Build a hill with sand and gravel and blow on it to demonstrate wind erosion www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/Wind.html Using rocks, water and large jars, see how water can erode rocks www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2692 Worms
Investigate the parts of an earthworm www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/programs/lp1.html The Adventures of Herman: The Autobiography of Squirming’ Herman the worm www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms Fossils/Geology
Make your own fossil mold and cast www.nps.gov/akso/ParkWise/Teachers/Nature/ANIA_FossilFocus/activities/PrintandCast.pdf A multimedia project for 3rd - 5th grade students developed by CET connect. Winner of 2008 Telly Award. www.cetconnect.org/ohiorocks Topographic Maps
Great topographic mapping activity using sliced potatoes to determine elevations www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/teach_taterland.htm Students look at a topographic map section of Lessen Volcano & answer 10 questions imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/teach/lsnplns/readtolp.htm Water Cycle
Great information and student handouts about water www.kidzone.ws/water/ Make a water cycle in your classroom www.ucar.edu/learn/1_1_2_4t.htm Misc.
Great site for all kinds of water information for students and teachers www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html Lots of great ideas that kids can do to help www.kidsforsavingearth.org Use this fun and interactive website to learn anything you want to know about water! Sponsored by Project WET. www.discoverwater.org A great resource from our local Regional Storm Water Collaborative www.savelocalwaters.org This website uses videos, cartoons, quizzes and characters to help students learn about just about anything they want! Although some areas of the website require a subscription there are plenty of free resources on topics such as wind energy, erosion and space! www.brainpop.com
Videos
Sesame Street - Ronnie Trash "It's Yours and Mine"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYuJCOJiPg8 The Earth as an Apple video by District Administrator Nikki Hawk (Mercer County, Ohio) www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2uQ_hsrh8g Clay Robinson, PhD, aka Dr. Dirt, is a soil scientist who is passionate about telling people why soil is important to their everyday life, so they do not end up hungry, naked, homeless, and breathless (and dead)! You can click on See All under Uploads to watch all 26 videos! www.youtube.com/user/DrDirtSoilVideos |
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