We had an amazing time during our last SLURRP outreach with New Era Academy for this season. During this outreach, students were able to connect everything they learned from our previous lessons, as well as their field trip to Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center. Students were able to take on the role of an environmental/civil engineer or city planner and design best management practices (BMPs) for storm drains. The students used different filtration materials (such as cotton balls and fabric) to design a storm drain filter that filters out the most pollutants from water while requiring the least amount of money. Every student had a budget of five imaginary dollars for their filters. They designed filters above and below makeshift storm drains and used a water sample polluted with dirt, oil, food die, and pieces of plastic to test run their designs.
After a great holiday break and a lovely snow day, the education team kicked off our second round of SLURRP outreaches! Today, we spent the morning in Federal Hill Preparatory School. Students went outside and used GPS devices to locate and map out storm drains on the school yard. When we returned to the classroom, we brainstormed different methods the school can use to reduce runoff.
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AuthorMs. Ashley Archives
April 2019
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