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ACEPD Presentation: Rainwater JourneyProtecting Water Quality
Second Grade, Fall Program (August 29- October 7, 2011)
Length: 30 – 45 minutes
Location: Indoor or Outdoor Classroom
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:
SC.2.L.17.2 Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only
able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.
SC.2.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free
exploration and systematic observations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those
explorations.
Vocabulary words:
From pacing guide:
Habitat
Survive
Shelter
Nutrients
Energy
Oxygen
From program:
Strom Drain
Protection
Aquifer
Sinkhole
Water cycle
Handouts:
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What is a wetland
Hydrologic cycle
Gainesville creeks
Word search with local words & vocabulary words
Watershed fact sheet
Main Concepts:
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Where do wetland plants and animals live?
What do plants and animals need to survive?
How do plants and animals depend on each other? They depend on us to protect their habitats.
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Plants and animals, including humans, interact with and depend upon each other and their
environment to satisfy their basic needs.
What goes into the storm drain affects our creeks, especially the plants and animals that live in
them.
What kinds of things can harm our creek ecosystems? Pet waste, chemicals (washing cars with
detergents), pesticides & fertilizers, oil from car, litter, yard waste (leaves & grass clippings)
How can you help? Scoop the poop. Don’t litter. Minimize chemical use. Bag yard trash.