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Advanced Stewardship Actions 

Schools can work towards an advanced stewardship level by completing additional actions and receiving points. Aside from those specified in the River and Watershed levels, any combination of points may be used to accumulate points.  

 Watershed Level: A school working towards the Watershed level must complete projects that require additional 

planning, time, and maintenance. To achieve the minimum 30 points for the Watershed level, the school must complete two 5‐point actions and four 3‐point actions.  

Summary of Certification Points:  Stream Monitoring Teacher Training            3 points 4th Grade Pond Study                3 points 3rd Grade Watershed Project              3 points Stream/Canal Cleanups                5 points Applied Chemistry Water Unit              3 points   Nature Trail QR Codes                3 points Bird/bat houses                  1 point Bicycle Rain Barrel Pump              1 point   School‐wide Composting               3 points Mexico City at PDS: “Water, the Origin of Life”        3 points Rain Garden                   5 points  

Total: 33 points 7    3‐point actions 2    5‐point actions 2    1‐point actions 

 

 

 Chemical and Biological Stream Monitoring: Teacher Training and Lesson Implementation  

(3 points)  Date(s): October 1, 2015 & October 13, 2015 Teacher(s):   Chemical:   Aaron Schomburg, Kim Collura, Jane Spencer                   

Biological:  Barbara Maloney, Andrew Lloyd, Aaron Schomburg  Presenter(s): Erin Stretz, Stony Brook‐Millstone Watershed Association Teacher training hours: 6 hours Number of students: Will be taught to over 50 students Grade(s): Lower, middle and upper school  

  

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Applied Chemistry‐ Water Unit (3 points) Teacher(s): Kim Collura Date(s): Spring 2016 Number of students: 15 Grade(s): Upper school 

 Unit 4: Water – Exploring Solutions

Summary and Rationale In this unit students explore the chemistry of water, including ionization, solubility, and pH. They relate these ideas to conservation and purification of water, and in so doing, integrate skills in writing chemical formulas and equations.

Recommended Pacing 30 days

Stage 1 – Desired Results Established Goals: Next Generation Science Standards: HS-PS1-3. Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of

substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles. HS-PS1-4. Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical

reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy. HS-PS1-6. Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that

would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium. HS-ESS3-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural

resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.

HS-ESS3-4. Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.

Chemistry Understandings:

Strong hydrogen bonds between water molecules are responsible for many of the unique physical properties of water.

Mixtures are physical combinations of two or more substances. Mixtures can be classified as homogenous or heterogeneous.

Making informed decisions about water use requires consideration of direct and indirect uses as well as global distribution of water supplies.

The polarity of water helps explain its ability to dissolve many ionic solids. Whether a molecular substance dissolves in water depends on the relative strength of solute-

water attractive forces, compared to competing solute–solute and water–water attractive forces.

In quantitative terms, the concentration of a solution expresses the relative quantities of solute and solvent in a particular solution.

In quantitative terms, the concentration of a solution expresses the relative quantities of solute and solvent in a particular solution.

The solubility of a gaseous substance in water depends on the water temperature. Mixing ionic solutions sometimes results in formation of a precipitate; evidence-based trends

allow prediction of these reactions. Chemical tests for the presence of an ion in a solution can be developed based upon formation of a precipitate.

Acids produce hydrogen (or hydronium) ions in water, and bases produce hydroxide ions. Strong acids and bases ionize completely; weak acids and bases ionize only partially.

pH is an expression of the molar concentration of hydronium ions in an aqueous solution. Acidic solutions contain a higher concentration of hydronium ions than hydroxide ions; basic

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solutions contain a higher concentration of hydroxide ions than hydronium ions. A buffered solution is capable of neutralizing limited amounts of either added acid or base,

thus resisting changes in the solution’s pH. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods. Water purification is required because contaminants are continually added to water through

use, but the amount available in Earth’s hydrologic cycle is fixed. Water can be purified through the actions of the hydrologic cycle, municipal treatment, or

home treatment. Water for human consumption is disinfected using a variety of methods; the most common

disinfection method is chlorination. Essential Questions:

o What makes water unique? o Why do some substances readily dissolve while others do not? o How do we describe chemical behavior in aqueous solutions? o How is chemistry applied to produce safe drinking water?

Students will know:

o How to describe the effect of temperature on the solubility of gaseous substances. o How to describe and write equations for precipitation reactions. o How to describe effects of pH changes on natural systems. o How to describe the composition and chemical behavior of a buffer. o How to describe the movement of water in Earth’s hydrologic cycle including how water is

purified by natural processes. Students will be able to:

o Explain the relationship between the chemical structure of water and its unique properties. o Distinguish several types of mixtures (solutions, colloids, and suspensions). o Interpret and create models that represent mixtures at the particulate level. o Analyze personal and community uses of water, including direct and indirect uses. o Use the concepts of polarity and intermolecular forces to account for water’s ability to

dissolve many ionic and molecular substances. o Use words, pictures, and chemical equations to describe the process of dissolving ionic and

molecular substances in water. o Quantitatively describe and predict solution variables, including concentration, volume,

temperature, mass and moles of solute, and solubility. o Interpret and use solubility curves. o Use solubility rules to predict the formation of a precipitate and design tests for dissolved

ions. o Distinguish among strong and weak acids and bases. o Calculate and compare concentrations of hydronium and hydroxide ions and pH values in

acidic, basic, and neutral aqueous solutions. o Purify a sample of contaminated water. o Analyze steps of municipal water purification and identify contaminants removed by each

process. o Compare natural, municipal, and home water purification. o Assess the risks and benefits of water disinfection methods. o Evaluate the causes of and responses to the Riverwood fish kill.

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Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence Performance Tasks:

LA: Hydrologic Cycle Concept Map LI: Get the Drop on Chemistry – Find the Volume of One Drop of Water MD: The Riverwood Water Mystery – Considering Dissolved Oxygen MD: Sources of Acidic and Basic Contamination MD: Analyzing Water Quality Data MD: Considering Contaminants in Water Supplies IM: Foul Water MD: Searching for Solutions VD: Water Purification and Treatment CC: 1 – 10

Other Evidence:

PIAT: Fish-Kill – Finding the Solution Quiz(zes), lab evaluation(s)/practical(s), test

Stage 3 – Learning Plan

Learning Activities: MD: Uses of Water GO: States of Matter IM: Properties of Water GO: Properties of Water MM: Representing Mixtures LA: Pure Substance/Mixture Concept Map MD: Water-Use Analysis MD: Riverwood Water Use IM: What Substances Dissolve in Water? MM: The Dissolving Process DS: Describing Solution Concentration IM: Measuring Solution Concentration LA: Solubility Rules Demo: Solvent Solubility DS: Solubility and Solubility Curves MM: Solubility and Concentration IM: Combining Solutions DS: Writing Net Ionic Equations IM: Water Testing DS: Acids and Bases DS: Interpreting the pH Scale MM: Strong Versus Concentrated IM: Acids, Bases, and Buffers DS: Water Purification DS: Benefits and Risks of Disinfection

     

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