Description
Using the data analysis worksheets and critical thinking skills, students quantify stormwater volumes and potential for stormwater runoff reduction for each of their “opportunities” and compare results. (2 class period)
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Follow the Drop (FtD) is an innovative, hands-on educational program that cultivates water resource management stewards. Written by both water resource engineers and educators, the FtD curriculum weaves together resiliency, sustainability, design thinking, social studies, resource management and entrepreneurship in a fun and effective way to address real-world challenges.
FtD is a 13-lesson plan curriculum that includes fun activities and critical thinking. It was designed to promote water conservation, recharge and reuse of water resources through project-based learning, problem solving and citizen science. It takes a practical perspective, addressing the water cycle through both natural systems and the built environment. This creates a perfect transition to introduce students to water infrastructure, water pollution, and potential ‘green infrastructure’ solutions for the future.
While grey infrastructure is designed to quickly move stormwater out of the built environment, green infrastructure mimics the natural water cycle and encourages the use of vegetated “green” systems to replenish water resources. Green infrastructure reduces and treats stormwater at its source through capture, infiltration and reuse, making communities more resilient.
FtD empowers students (grades 4 - 12) to survey their own school campus (or home) and assess where stormwater is generated and “opportunities’’ to capture, store, reuse or recharge this water. Students follow the flow of raindrops and learn to identify water infrastructure. After collecting data, they compute stormwater volumes generated from various impervious structures as well as size their rain garden or rain catchment project. Working in teams, they participate in the design process to determine which “opportunities’’ they collected could have the most impact and value. Students present their results during a design charrette with stakeholders from the school (Principal, Maintenance Staff, etc.), and collectively decide on site for their class green infrastructure project.
The Follow the Drop program typically culminates with the creation of a rain garden or rain catchment system. The course also includes elements of entrepreneurship to help facilitate the execution of the final project. Installing a rain garden or catchment system helps to unite the community and become an educational centerpiece and source of pride and for years to come.
The Follow the Drop program gives students the agency to design and implement their own solutions to the real-world water issues we face. When awareness and appreciation of water resources are infused into education, communities can build resiliency and benefit from cleaner water, flood reduction and more diversified supplies.
Let’s connect!
-Website:https://www.3r-water.com/
-Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/3RWater/
-Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/3rwater/
Key Words: rain garden, stormwater, watershed science, sustainability, green infrastructure, rain catchment, greywater, water cycle, entrepreneurship, water quality, runoff, potable water, climate change, resiliency, sustainability, engineering, real world problem solving, design thinking, citizen science, data collection, project-based learning, charrette, hands-on lessons, fun activities
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Description
Using the data analysis worksheets and critical thinking skills, students quantify stormwater volumes and potential for stormwater runoff reduction for each of their “opportunities” and compare results. (2 class period)
______________________________________________________________________
Follow the Drop (FtD) is an innovative, hands-on educational program that cultivates water resource management stewards. Written by both water resource engineers and educators, the FtD curriculum weaves together resiliency, sustainability, design thinking, social studies, resource management and entrepreneurship in a fun and effective way to address real-world challenges.
FtD is a 13-lesson plan curriculum that includes fun activities and critical thinking. It was designed to promote water conservation, recharge and reuse of water resources through project-based learning, problem solving and citizen science. It takes a practical perspective, addressing the water cycle through both natural systems and the built environment. This creates a perfect transition to introduce students to water infrastructure, water pollution, and potential ‘green infrastructure’ solutions for the future.
While grey infrastructure is designed to quickly move stormwater out of the built environment, green infrastructure mimics the natural water cycle and encourages the use of vegetated “green” systems to replenish water resources. Green infrastructure reduces and treats stormwater at its source through capture, infiltration and reuse, making communities more resilient.
FtD empowers students (grades 4 - 12) to survey their own school campus (or home) and assess where stormwater is generated and “opportunities’’ to capture, store, reuse or recharge this water. Students follow the flow of raindrops and learn to identify water infrastructure. After collecting data, they compute stormwater volumes generated from various impervious structures as well as size their rain garden or rain catchment project. Working in teams, they participate in the design process to determine which “opportunities’’ they collected could have the most impact and value. Students present their results during a design charrette with stakeholders from the school (Principal, Maintenance Staff, etc.), and collectively decide on site for their class green infrastructure project.
The Follow the Drop program typically culminates with the creation of a rain garden or rain catchment system. The course also includes elements of entrepreneurship to help facilitate the execution of the final project. Installing a rain garden or catchment system helps to unite the community and become an educational centerpiece and source of pride and for years to come.
The Follow the Drop program gives students the agency to design and implement their own solutions to the real-world water issues we face. When awareness and appreciation of water resources are infused into education, communities can build resiliency and benefit from cleaner water, flood reduction and more diversified supplies.
Let’s connect!
-Website:https://www.3r-water.com/
-Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/3RWater/
-Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/3rwater/
Key Words: rain garden, stormwater, watershed science, sustainability, green infrastructure, rain catchment, greywater, water cycle, entrepreneurship, water quality, runoff, potable water, climate change, resiliency, sustainability, engineering, real world problem solving, design thinking, citizen science, data collection, project-based learning, charrette, hands-on lessons, fun activities
Terms of Use
©3Rwater
By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold, or edited without direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, contents, and fonts. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist.
