Students will conduct an investigation of water use in their school and on the school grounds. They will identify their watershed and will gather information about the source, cost, and quality of their school’s water supply. They will also collect data on water conservation practices at their school.
Students will see how individual and collective student actions can affect water usage. The results of the investigation will inform school staff members and students about areas where they can make improvements to conserve water, such as fixing leaks and installing automatic water-efficient faucets. Furthermore, practicing water conservation can save their school money.
Download the Water Investigation or purchase a print copy of all 5 PLT GreenSchools Investigations plus the Adult Leader Guide.
Resources
- Download the Adult Leader Guide for tips on how to form a Green Team, suggestions for how students might conduct investigations and why, and ways to obtain grants for action projects.
- Find more resources to support this PLT GreenSchools Investigation
- View correlations to academic standards
- Try some other PLT activities to enrich and extend the learning on this topic.
Here’s a sample:- PreK-8 Envrionmental Education Activity Guide
- Activity #38, “Every Drop Counts”
- Activity #44, “Water Wonders”
- PLT’s high school module
- Focus on Forests: Activity #6, “Forest to Faucet”
- Places We Live: Activity #8, “Regional Community Issues: The Oqallala Aquifer”
- PreK-8 Envrionmental Education Activity Guide
