miami – dade teacher training 2013
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Miami – Dade Teacher Training 2013. Agenda for the day. Welcome and Background Information on WaterVentures Split Group Group 1: (Truck) Student experience preview of the vehicle - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Miami – Dade Teacher Training 2013
Welcome and Background Information on WaterVentures
Split Group Group 1: (Truck) Student experience preview of
the vehicle Group 2: (Media Center) Provide background
information for topics covered within the vehicle and review supplementary materials
Review Pre/Post Packet, Trip Tips, and Questions
Agenda for the day
Meet our crew and the adventure they are embarking on.
Welcome
Located in South East Pasco County 525 acre nature preserve 1960-early 90’s swim park Over 1,000 people on site Property being loved to death
Crystal Springs Foundation
Thomas Family formed Crystal Springs Foundation
Crystal Springs Preserve was created No more than 100 students per day Premier environmental education
site in the region Needed a way to expand
Crystal Springs Foundation
To expand, we have to reach out WaterVentures Outreach Truck Distance Learning
Crystal Springs Foundation
Concept ConstructionExhibit
Inside: Background information on Florida wetland
habitats, geologic history, and other topics covered by the exhibit
At the truck: Guided exhibit by exhibit getting vocabulary
and background specific information to help your students prepare.
Split
Regroup at your designated spot (inside or truck)
5 minute break
Question while you wait:
What do you think this exhibit
is about?
A wetland is…. Wetland habitats vary depending on biotic
and abiotic factors What biotic and abiotic factors would make
these wetlands different: A freshwater wetland A mangrove wetland
Florida Wetlands
A freshwater wetland Abiotic:
Tannins Silt, clay, other sediment Karst
Biotic: Cypress trees Tape grass Alligators Oaks
Florida Wetlands
A mangrove wetland Abiotic:
Salt Sand
Biotic: Mangroves (3 kinds) Barnacles Estuary animals Oysters
Were there dinosaurs in Florida? Sea animals left bones, shells, exoskeletons Compressed over thousands/millions of
years, became limestone Clay from mountains washed down Erosion created sand
Florida’s Geologic History
Aquifer
These layers created the Floridan Aquifer One of the most productive aquifers in
the world Underlies southern Alabama, south-
eastern Georgia, southern South Carolina, and all of Florida; total of about 100,000 miles
The layers of the aquifer clean water Provides water for us:
Water withdrawals for public supply in Florida in 2005 totaled 2,541 Mgal/d. Ground water supplied 2,201 Mgal/d (87 percent) and surface water supplied nearly 340 Mgal/d (13 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/)
Importance of the Aquifer
Any land that water touches on its way to a water body.
Everyone and everything is part of a watershed.
Where does your school’s watershed drain to?
Watershed
Public supply (52 percent) and agricultural irrigation (31 percent) used the largest volumes of fresh ground water in 2005, followed by commercial-industrial-mining self-supplied (8.5 percent), domestic self-supplied (4 percent), recreational irrigation (4 percent), and power generation (0.5 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/)
Water usage
There is no new water The smallest changes can equal large
savings
Water Conservation
Is more than evaporation, precipitation and condensation.
Every living thing on the planet is a potential part of the water cycle.
The water cycle cleans and recycles ALL the water on the planet.
Water Cycle
5 minute break
Pre – Post Packet
Questions