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Everyone lives in a Watershed. Judith Odom's lesson about the direction of watersheds. All water goes through a water cycle and along its route pollutants collect and eventually end up in rivers and oceans. Creating a Watershed Model was a great activity that gives students visuals about their watersheds. I recalled how difficult it was to get my fourth graders to comprehend what GROUNDWATER is and the role it plays in the water cycle.

What do we do with this information now? I taught a Water unit with FOSS kits where students pour water into filters containing various earth materials. But they cannot relate to the sample materials we use to simulate these earth materials. By making the watershed model, using sand and rocks and actual earth students may be able to make the connections. I have a grant from the PA DEP to create a Storm Water Rain Garden that shows where rainwater goes when it reaches the ground on its way to the street sewers. This garden, when made, may help students understand their watershed along with the model.