Kansas City Water Troop Meeting
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Girls will take a deeper dive into the characteristics of water and the categories of water pollution while earning their next badge! KC Water offers programming specific to your troop’s grade level. Each program is guaranteed to teach Girls the importance of clean water and how they can be an agent of change in their communities. • 4th grade – Hitchhiking with H2O Learn how weathering, erosion, and deposition impact water quality and how various substances interact with our waterways. • 5th grade – KC to the Sea Girls will calculate the amount of water found in a square yard and compare this to water falling around common impervious surfaces while learning about watersheds and precipitation. This lesson pairs nicely with a storm drain marking service project. • 6th – 8th grade – The Force of Water Girls will build a watershed model and learn about solutions to flooding and possible methods of pollution control. • 6th -12th grade – Macro Monitoring Girls will study and identify macros found in local waterways as they learn about the general characteristics of macros, their importance and role in the food chain. • 6th -12th grade – Water Quality Testing Girls will conduct data analysis to understand the physical characteristics of water and their level of pollution while learning about the general research methods through water testing, assessment tools, data collection, and descriptions of a healthy water source.
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KC Water is committed to providing excellent water, wastewater, and stormwater services that ensure the health and safety of the community while safeguarding our regional water resources. KC Water provides hands-on educational lessons perfect to help your troop complete steps for your badge or journey. For more information visit: www.kcwater.us/education . To register, email Water.Education@kcmo.org . Troops located outside of KCMO must be willing travel to sites within KCMO unless the location is approved by KC Water.
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Exploring the importance of clean water. KC Water offers programming specific to your troop’s grade level - guaranteed to teach Girls the importance of clean water and how they can be an agent of change in their communities. • Kindergarten – Freddy the Fish Hands-on story telling that follows Freddy’s journey from Kansas City to the ocean. • 1st grade – Ways of the Water Girls will learn about the journey of water and pollution runoff through watershed models. • 2nd grade – Clean Water Messages Girls will create their own version of a “clean water town” while they learn about common types of pollutants and their impact on the waterways. • 3rd grade – Trash Tally Girls will tour their school grounds and tally up the types of trash that could end up in storm drains and into waterways, and then analyze the results. This lesson pairs nicely with a litter pick up service project.
Water Quality Lessons for Troops
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Water Quality Lessons for Troops
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