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Miami Dade Teacher Training 2013

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Welcome and Background Information on WaterVentures Split Group Group 1: (Truck) Student experience preview of the vehicle Group 2: (Media Center) Provide background information for topics covered within the vehicle and review supplementary materials Review Pre/Post Packet, Trip Tips, and Questions Agenda for the day

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Meet our crew and the adventure they are embarking on. Welcome

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Located in South East Pasco County 525 acre nature preserve 1960-early 90s swim park Over 1,000 people on site Property being loved to death Crystal Springs Foundation

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Thomas Family formed Crystal Springs Foundation Crystal Springs Preserve was created No more than 100 students per day Premier environmental education site in the region Needed a way to expand Crystal Springs Foundation

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To expand, we have to reach out WaterVentures Outreach Truck Distance Learning Crystal Springs Foundation Concept Construction Exhibit

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Inside: Background information on Florida wetland habitats, geologic history, and other topics covered by the exhibit At the truck: Guided exhibit by exhibit getting vocabulary and background specific information to help your students prepare. Split

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Regroup at your designated spot (inside or truck) 5 minute break Question while you wait: What do you think this exhibit is about?

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A wetland is. Wetland habitats vary depending on biotic and abiotic factors What biotic and abiotic factors would make these wetlands different: A freshwater wetland A mangrove wetland Florida Wetlands

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A freshwater wetland Abiotic: Tannins Silt, clay, other sediment Karst Biotic: Cypress trees Tape grass Alligators Oaks Florida Wetlands A mangrove wetland Abiotic: Salt Sand Biotic: Mangroves (3 kinds) Barnacles Estuary animals Oysters

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Were there dinosaurs in Florida? Sea animals left bones, shells, exoskeletons Compressed over thousands/millions of years, became limestone Clay from mountains washed down Erosion created sand Floridas Geologic History

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Aquifer These layers created the Floridan Aquifer One of the most productive aquifers in the world Underlies southern Alabama, south- eastern Georgia, southern South Carolina, and all of Florida; total of about 100,000 miles

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The layers of the aquifer clean water Provides water for us: Water withdrawals for public supply in Florida in 2005 totaled 2,541 Mgal/d. Ground water supplied 2,201 Mgal/d (87 percent) and surface water supplied nearly 340 Mgal/d (13 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/) Importance of the Aquifer

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Any land that water touches on its way to a water body. Everyone and everything is part of a watershed. Where does your schools watershed drain to? Watershed

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Public supply (52 percent) and agricultural irrigation (31 percent) used the largest volumes of fresh ground water in 2005, followed by commercial-industrial-mining self- supplied (8.5 percent), domestic self-supplied (4 percent), recreational irrigation (4 percent), and power generation (0.5 percent). (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3080/) Water usage

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There is no new water The smallest changes can equal large savings Water Conservation

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Is more than evaporation, precipitation and condensation. Every living thing on the planet is a potential part of the water cycle. The water cycle cleans and recycles ALL the water on the planet. Water Cycle

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5 minute break

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Pre Post Packet

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Questions