Lesson 20 – Stewardship and Reflection – Source Water Protection and My Community
This is Lesson 20, “Stewardship and Reflection – Source Water Protection and My Community,” from the Drinking Water: Protecting the Source curriculum (USDA NRCS / EPA / National FFA). Students apply what they have learned in the FFA Source Water classes by developing and delivering a community presentation about source water protection and by planning a water-related stewardship project in partnership with local water experts. The lesson culminates in journaling reflection and teacher assessment of the presentations and projects.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- 20.1 Share information about source water protection with members of the community.
- 20.2 Plan a water-related stewardship project with a local farmer, agriculture specialist, natural resource professional or educator.
- Time required
- The time needed to complete the activities will vary according to teacher and student choices deciding the scope of the activities.
- Grade level
- 9-12
- Materials
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- Adopt Your Watershed, U.S. EPA
- Community Service Projects for High School Students, U.S. EPA
- Community Service Projects Ideas, The Groundwater Foundation
- Educating Young People about Water, University of WI-Extension
- Environmental Service Learning, National Environmental Education Week, National Environmental Education Foundation
- Give Water a Hand: A Youth Program for Environmental Action, University of WI-Extension
- The Groundwater Foundation
- Locate Your Local District, National Association of Conservation Districts
- National River Cleanup Week, American Rivers
- National Groundwater Awareness Week
- Project WET
- Protect Your Drinking Water for Life, U.S. EPA
- Save Our Streams, The Izaak Walton League of America
- Service Awards, Take Pride in America
- Groundwater Guardian Communities
- Protecting Schuylkill waters
- Stewardship and Education, National Association of Conservation Districts
- Surf Your Watershed, U.S. EPA
- Test Your Well, The Groundwater Foundation
- Water Quality Monitoring, USDA NIFA
- Where Safe Water Begins, Source Water Collaborative
- Water Quality, Healthy Water Healthy People, Project WET
- Equipment as needed (VCR, TV monitor, LCD projector, microphone, etc.)
- Key Terms
- Stewardship
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Science Education Standards for Grades 9 – 12
- Content Standard AAbilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry: Design and conduct scientific investigations.
- Content Standard AAbilities Necessary to Do Scientific Inquiry: Design and conduct scientific investigations.
- Content Standard FScience in Personal and Social Perspectives: Natural Resources – Human populations use resources in the environment in order to maintain and improve their existence. Natural resources have been and will continue to be used to maintain human populations.