Drinking Water Middle Spring – Understanding the Urban Watershed

Drinking Water and You

9 Class periods

Outdoor Learning Experiences

Through these series of lessons, you can plant the seed for growing your own understanding of “What is a MWEE? (Meaningful Watershed Environmental Experiences) and how to facilitate outdoor student-driven investigations of local environmental issues

Environmental Literacy Connection

Students will explore larger concepts related to water using their local context . Each day’s lessons are aligned with the new Envrionmental Literacy and Sustainability Standards of STEELS and are both hands-on and inquiry-based.

1 Freshwater and You!

Water is essential for all living things, including us!

Explore freshwater use and protection

Dive In!

2 Water for the People: Public Water as a civic responsibility (Part 1)

Philadelphia’s early urban water challenges

Public Health Concerns Grow as City Grows

Dive In!

3 Water for the People: Public Water as a civic responsibility (Part 2)

Looking for solutions

Water system as a civic responsibility for public good

Dive In!