Education Programs and Education Resources

Watershed Ecology Center - University of South Carolina - Spartanburg

EPA Office of Water Kid's Stuff Page (Games, activities, health, Spanish)

Scholastic The Magic School Bus

· Science Fun Activities

· Games

Educating Young People About Water (Download files or purchase publications)

EPA Water Source Books (Downloadable info on water and wastewater including lesson plans for grades K-12)

Monroe County Water Authority (Kids water fun activities)

Water Environment Federation (Lesson Plans for K-12 Students, lesson plans in Spanish)

Wofford College , "The Nature and Culture of Water"

Spartanburg Soil & Water Conservation District - Educational Programs

Video Resources Available

Careers in Water Quality

· 16 minutes

· Features real-life professionals who discuss their occupations and opportunities in the water quality profession.

· Water Environment Federation.

· Suitable for late elementary through high school.

H2OTV - The Wastewater Video

· 11 minutes

· An introduction to wastewater treatment and its importance to our society. Narrated by an animated dinosaur.

· A good introduction or alternative to a wastewater treatment plant tour.

· Suitable for elementary through middle school.

The Basics of Water Quality: We Treat Water Right

· 12 minutes

· American Water Works Association, 1998

· Discusses water treatment and distribution, includes the hydrologic cycle, and careers in water quality.

· Suitable for middle through high school.

Nature's Way

· 10 minutes

· Slides on Video

· Describes the water cycle and the wastewater treatment system modeled after natureís methods.

· Water Pollution Control Federation

· Suitable for middle school through high school.

Professor Water: Fantastic Facts about H20

· 26 minutes

· Basic facts about water including the water cycle, sources of drinking water, water treatment, and water storage.

· American Water Works Association, 1995.

· Suitable for elementary through middle school.

Professor Water and the Amazing Water Cycle

· 26 minutes

· Basic facts about the water cycle including vocabulary such as, molecules, evaporate, solvent, precipitate, aquifer, etc.

· Teacherís Guide available

· Suitable for elementary through middle school

· American Water Works Association, 2001

Is it Safe to Drink? The Good News About Drinking Water

· 30 minutes

· Answers the question, what is in drinking water and is it safe? Focuses on the role of water utilities, the EPA, and history and new developments in water treatment. Also discusses specific problems across the country, including lead in Charleston and nitrates in Iowa.

· American Water Works Association, 1993

· Suitable for junior high and high school.

Water Gift of Life

· 50 minutes

· Filmed on location from the Absaroka Mountains of Montana to the lush tropical jungles of Palau , Micronesia ; remote Glacier Bay, Alaska to undersea in the Caribbean and South Pacific.

· Narrated by Gregory Peck

· 1990

· Suitable for high school

Water and Wastewater Facility Tours - Tour Criteria

To ensure the safety of our guests the following criteria will apply for tours of Blalock and Fairforest :

· 6 years and under - One adult per child. No more that 8 children at a time.

· 7 to 12 years - One adult per 3 students. No more than 12 children at a time.

· 12 to 16 years - One adult per 5 students. No more than 15 children at a time.

· 16 years and up - One adult per group. No more than 25 people at a time.

Blalock Water Filtration Plant

· Located in northern Spartanburg county off Highway 221 between Spartanburg and Chesnee

· Tour time is approximately 1 hour

· Targeted at junior high students and above

· Areas for touring at water filtration plant:

· 12 and under - control center, chemical feed building, and filter building

· 13 and up - entire tour of facility

Fairforest Wastewater Treatment Facility

· Located off 295 by-pass

· Tour time is approximately 1 hour

· Targeted at junior high students and above

Water Quality and Industrial Wastewater Joint Lab Facility

· Located on South Ave

· Covers water and wastewater testing techniques

· Targeted at junior high and high school aged students

· One chaperone for every 8-10 students. No more than 25 students at a time.

Pontoon Classroom

· History and use of Lake Bowen, as well as a guided tour on a pontoon boat

· Students learn how to take water samples and test for water quality

· Focuses on water safety, water conservation, and watershed issues

· Day-long program suitable for late elementary through junior high students

· Speakers

· Topics available include:

· Water Treatment Process, Distribution and Purification

· Wastewater Treatment Process, Distribution and Purification

Career Information (Career Fairs for all grades)

· Specific Topics as requested

· Magic School Bus readings with Ali the Aquagator (appropriate for pre-K through 3rd grade)

To schedule a tour, school presentation or check out video or print resources, please contact:

Wayne Rice at (864) 580-5686

OR

Email him at waynerice@sws-sssd.org

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