ASPDP Water, Energy and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability Sessions 2 and 3, October , 2011

Estuaries Estuaries: Where the rivers meet the sea Movie source: estuaries.gov

Hudson River Hudson River Estuary Program The students at Manhattan School for Children study their local waterway, the Hudson River. It is crucial to connect a community water locale with history, art, and science.

Water Data You and your students can access information about your local waterway using online data taken from satellites and buoys. Riverkeeper Beczak NOAA NOAA buoy NOAANOAA buoy

Climate Simulator

Melting Ice Students can usually state that one effect of climate change is a rise in sea level. However, they may not be aware of how the water level actually increases. Experiment: How will melting glaciers and sea ice affect sea levels?

Watersheds What is a watershed?

Water Conservation Around the globe Around the house

Ocean Literacy What is ocean literacy? The following lists the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles : 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features. 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth. 3. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. 4. The ocean makes the Earth habitable. 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. 6. The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. 7. The ocean is largely unexplored.

Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is monitored via satellite and buoys. SST is a major influence on climate and weather. Salinity, oxygen, nitrate, tides, currents, and other factors can be easily monitored across the ocean. NOAA makes this data easily accessible to all.

Rainwater catchment system Storing and using rainwater before it reaches the ground is known as rainwater harvesting. Plants benefit from the lack of chemicals present in the filtration process In urban environments rainwater harvesting could prevent runoff over asphalt

The water that soaks into the ground rather than flowing back into a body of water is called groundwater. Groundwater comes from rain, snow, sleet, and hail that soaks into the ground. The water moves down into the ground because of gravity, passing between particles of soil, sand, gravel, or rock until it reaches a depth where the ground is filled, or saturated, with water.

Design a water filter Everywhere on Earth, people need fresh water. Even in space, astronauts on the ISS need fresh water. They must recycle every drop of fluid by filtering it into water that is suitable to drink. Encourage your students to be space engineers and design a water filter with common everyday materials

Hydroponic Systems

Please take out your science notebook and jot down a few items that you found interesting, either on a personal level, or in terms of bringing information back to your classroom.