1 Upstream Downstream
As more and more factories and more and more people dumped their waste into the rivers, a public health crisis ensued.
2 The River Stinks!
Students view first hand evidence by business name of all the pollution being dumped up and down the Schuylkill River.
3 Hidden Streams
Looking for solutions
Water system as a civic responsibility for public good
4 Wastewater Treatment Process Explained
Engineering a system source to tap
Innovation claims Philadelphia a first in municipal water system design
5 Pipe to Drain - What's the Connection?
What brings drinking water to our homes and gets rid of our wastewater?
Teacher Support
PA STEELS
3.4 Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Environmental Justice 3.4.6-8.I Construct an explanation that describes regional environmental conditions and their implications on environmental justice and social equity. LE 1, 2)
Sustainability and Stewardship 3.4.6-8.G Obtain and communicate information to describe how best resource management practices and environmental laws are designed to achieve environmental sustainability. (LE 3, 4, 5)