Eighth Grade Water--Kids in the Creek
Our Kids in the Creek Program is one of our largest and most specialized for 8th grade students. It involves a multi-day event to get every student in the 8th grade at your school involved. This event takes place at a stream at your school or nearby park. Dozens of volunteers and partner agencies present on a variety of topics related to water quality! Stations can include: sampling macroinvertebrates in a stream, identifying benthic life, stream measurements, stormwater, a stream survey, water treatment options, the water cycle, a macroinvertebrate mayhem game, soils, recycling and energy use, and water quality testing of flowing and stagnant bodies of water. Please contact us right away if you are interested in this program for your 8th graders! Setting up a new program at your school can take up to 6 months in order to design and lock in the quantity of volunteers and agencies needed for a successful program for your students!
Our eighth grade water material meets Standards 8.P.2, 8.P.2.2, 8.E.1, 8.E.1.1, 8.E.1.3, and 8.E.1.4.
8.P.2--Explain the environmental implications associated with the various methods of obtaining, managing, and using energy resources.
8.P.2.2--Explain the implications of the depletion of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources and the importance of conservation.
8.E.1--Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans.
8.E.1.1--Explain the structure of the hydrosphere including:
- Water distribution on earth
- Local river basins and water availability
8.E.1.3--Predict the safety and potability of water supplies in North Carolina based on physical and biological factors, including:
- Temperature
- Dissolved oxygen
- pH
- Nitrates and phosphates
- Turbidity
- Bio-indicators
8.E.1.4--Conclude that the good health of humans requires:
- Monitoring of the hydrosphere
- Water quality standards
- Methods of water treatment
- Maintaining safe water quality
- Stewardship
