Students and Watershed

The 12th of August was International Youth Day. Empower students by giving them the tools to investigate their environment.

Where does all that rain go? It doesn’t all evaporate. Some of the water runs off in to the creeks and streams that eventually go to rivers. This is called a watershed. When the land cannot keep up with the weather we see issues with flooding and erosion. “Where does the Water Run?” a Project WILD Aquatic activity, allows students the chance to investigate this topic.

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Book List

Grades PreK-2

Fourment, T. 2004. My Water Comes from the Mountains. Roberts Rinehart Publishers.
Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Grades 3-5

Dorros, A. 2000. Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean. HarperCollins.
Hiscock, B. 1997. Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Wick, W. 1997. Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder. Scholastic, Inc.
Yolen, J. 1995. Water Music: Poems for Children. Boyds Mills Press.

Grades 9-12

DeBarry, P.A. 2004. Watersheds: Processes, Assessment and Management. Wiley.
Dobson, C. 1999. Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water. Firefly Books, Limited.
Newton, Lisa H., C.K. Dillingham and J.H. Choly. 2005. Watersheds 4: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics. Wadsworth Publishing.