Unfortunately, many times we take this resource for granted by polluting it. Using a combination of observations, hands-on activities and monitoring tests, students will learn the impact that water has on their lives, as well as the impact that they have on the future of clean water.
Water is a non-renewable resource.
It cycles through our system in the forms of clouds, precipitation, ground water, streams and rivers, oceans, plants and animals. A single drop of water in a water bottle today may have been a drop drunk by dinosaurs, it might have been part of the glaciers at one time, and it could have been in the ocean when Columbus crossed it. Because water is cyclic and non-renewable, we must make every effort to preserve and conserve clean water. Many agencies and private organizations, including the National Park Service, monitor water quality. Sometimes it is easy to tell if water is polluted.