Watershed Education & Stewardship

The Schuylkill Center’s Watershed Education and Stewardship Programs offer an opportunity for students to explore specific concepts related to water and watersheds and examine how humans impact this vital resource. The Center offers these programs for Grades 3 – 12. Choose from the following programs:

What's with Water?
A comprehensive introduction to water as a natural resource and a thorough exploration of the water cycle.
(Environment & Ecology standards: 4.2, 4.3, 4.8)

Watershed Mapping Walk
Students learn about non-point source pollution and then take a walk in the neighborhood of their school to look for examples of pollution. Returning to the classroom, students will discuss what they found and brainstorm ways to improve water quality through changing human behavior. (Environment & Ecology standards: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8)

Watersheds and Water Pollution
Students build a model watershed and learn how human behavior affects life in the watershed by following the journey of "Fred the Fish" as he attempts to survive in a polluted city river. (Environment & Ecology standards: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8)

Wetlands and Water Quality
Students learn how these special ecosystems act as sponges, purifiers, buffers and nurseries. Your students will then construct a model to learn how our drinking water is cleaned at a water treatment plant. (Environment & Ecology standards: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.8)

Water Quality Testing
Students model the work of scientists as they use a combination of chemical and biological tests to determine the water quality of a local waterway. (Environment & Ecology standards: 4.2, 4.3, 4.8)