Conduct a survey of your yard or the school grounds for standing water. Determine the area covered and the average depth. If so, describe. Write an illustrated story pretending that you are a drop of rain water. Natural Environment Change Make a list of ways the natural environment of your home and immediate neighborhood may have been changed when the houses were built.
Observations Take a walk around the neighborhood and note the landscaped areas.
Interview some homeowners who have distinctive gardens. Walk to a vacant lot or an unlandscaped area on the school grounds. Make a chart like the one below to record your findings. Use the list of Native and Drought Resistant Plants in this Chapter. Invite representatives of the neighborhood association, the Park Department, APS, and other community groups to participate on the panel.