Where Did All the Water Go? Where Did All the Water Go? A Web SearchA Web Search

Shelly HoltShelly HoltWestern High SchoolWestern High School

Web SearchWeb Search Using the following websites, answer the questions on the following slidesUsing the following websites, answer the questions on the following slides

http://www.h2ouniversity.org/html/index.htmlhttp://www.h2ouniversity.org/html/index.html and enter the 6-12 area and enter the 6-12 areahttp://www.snwa.comhttp://www.snwa.comhttp://www.lvwash.org/http://www.lvwash.org/http://www.usgs.gov/eductation.htmlhttp://www.usgs.gov/eductation.htmlhttp://epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma/images/drawing.pdfhttp://epa.gov/nerlesd1/chemistry/pharma/images/drawing.pdfhttP://www.epa.gov/nerleds1/chemistry/pharma/poster-overview.htmhttP://www.epa.gov/nerleds1/chemistry/pharma/poster-overview.htmhttp://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/index.htmhttp://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/index.htmhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def?link=/earth/Water/http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def?link=/earth/Water/water_cycle.html&sw=false&cd=false&fr=f&edu=highwater_cycle.html&sw=false&cd=false&fr=f&edu=highhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/behyrdological.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/behyrdological.html

Web Quest / Web SearchWeb Quest / Web Search

Who is it for? For grade 9-12 Western HS students Who is it for? For grade 9-12 Western HS students in my Applied Biology and Chemistry classes and in my Applied Biology and Chemistry classes and my Principles of Science classesmy Principles of Science classes

Purpose: To have students study the importance of Purpose: To have students study the importance of water in Las Vegas and to lead them to some water in Las Vegas and to lead them to some answers to questions and possibly more questions answers to questions and possibly more questions for them to studyfor them to study

Assessment: Group discussions, individual Assessment: Group discussions, individual journals, Internet quizzes, final quiz / testjournals, Internet quizzes, final quiz / test

Water VocabularyWater Vocabulary

ConservationConservation Water cycleWater cycle WatershedWatershed Cool-season grassesCool-season grasses

Are there others you Are there others you need to look up? Put need to look up? Put them here:them here:

H2O UniversityH2O University

What percent of water What percent of water supply do residential supply do residential customers use?customers use?

What are some tips that What are some tips that you could do at home to you could do at home to conserve water? (Given conserve water? (Given on both H20 University on both H20 University and SNWA)and SNWA)

What are the 4 parts of What are the 4 parts of the water cycle?the water cycle?

Is there any new water? Is there any new water? Explain.Explain.

What percent of water What percent of water evaporates back into the evaporates back into the atmosphere?atmosphere?

Watch a presentation on Watch a presentation on our watershed and our watershed and summarize it. summarize it.

Investigate the site for Investigate the site for some other fun stuff and some other fun stuff and describe itdescribe it

SNWASNWA

What are water What are water restrictions in restrictions in summer?summer?

Why not water between Why not water between sunrise and sunset?sunrise and sunset?

What is the What is the Cycle and Cycle and Soak Sprinkler Soak Sprinkler Irrigation Method?Irrigation Method?

What are cool-season What are cool-season grasses?grasses?

How could you deal How could you deal with brown spots in with brown spots in your lawn?your lawn?

Investigate the site Investigate the site for some other “fun for some other “fun stuff” and describe itstuff” and describe it

Las Vegas WashLas Vegas Wash

Where do we get our Where do we get our water from? water from?

Where does the water go Where does the water go after you flush? after you flush?

What is the Las Vegas Wash What is the Las Vegas Wash and why is it important to and why is it important to our water?our water?

What is urban runoff?What is urban runoff? How can you help protect How can you help protect

the Las Vegas Wash?the Las Vegas Wash?

USGSUSGS Find an explanation for the water cycle in Find an explanation for the water cycle in

another language. Pick one and copy it another language. Pick one and copy it (under the (under the Water Science for SchoolWater Science for School))

Check out the glossary for your Check out the glossary for your definitions definitions

Find a real-time water flow rate for Las Find a real-time water flow rate for Las Vegas WashVegas Wash

How is water used in the United States?How is water used in the United States? Read Read Water for CitiesWater for Cities and and Water for Water for

DryvilleDryville. Summarize. Summarize Check out the Special Topics area and

summarize one that is of interest to you

EPA (4 Sites)EPA (4 Sites)

What does PPCP stand for?What does PPCP stand for? Why are PPCPs a concern and which ones are the Why are PPCPs a concern and which ones are the

major problems?major problems? ““Immeasurable value of the science literature Immeasurable value of the science literature

resides in its use to reveal what is knowable.”resides in its use to reveal what is knowable.” What What should we know about literature forensics?should we know about literature forensics?

““Final” Questions to AnswerFinal” Questions to Answer

Where does our water go? Where does our water go? How safe is our water?How safe is our water? How can you help in water How can you help in water

conservation?conservation? Go back to h2o university Go back to h2o university

site and read the fast water site and read the fast water facts area. Take the quizfacts area. Take the quiz

Get with your group and Get with your group and write a “story” of a write a “story” of a raindrop in the water cycleraindrop in the water cycle

Go to take the other Go to take the other “quizzes” at “quizzes” at http://http://www.lvwash.orgwww.lvwash.org/resources/teach/ /resources/teach/ quiz.htmlquiz.html; ; http://http://www.lvwash.orgwww.lvwash.org/ resources/teach// resources/teach/wetlands.htmlwetlands.html and and http://ga.water. http://ga.water. usgs.gov/edu/sacsc.html usgs.gov/edu/sacsc.html

What Others Are DoingWhat Others Are Doing

Article about LVAISPVA Article about LVAISPVA http://ndep.nv.gov/bwqp/http://ndep.nv.gov/bwqp/youth02.htmyouth02.htm

Article on LV Wash Article on LV Wash volunteers volunteers http://www.lvwash.org/hehttp://www.lvwash.org/help/volunteer/green2005splp/volunteer/green2005spring.htmlring.html

Web Sites You Find And MoreWeb Sites You Find And More

Now, use some of your vocabulary words and Now, use some of your vocabulary words and links on the sites you visited to find out morelinks on the sites you visited to find out more

Be sure to add those web sites to your journals Be sure to add those web sites to your journals and give a brief overview of what you foundand give a brief overview of what you found

DO YOU HAVE ANY DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OTHER QUESTIONS?

Is there a line of research your group would like Is there a line of research your group would like to continue? Present a proposal to your teacherto continue? Present a proposal to your teacher

Where Did All the Water Go? Where Did All the Water Go? Where Doesn’t It Go!Where Doesn’t It Go!