Pupils will learn how heavy rain runs down storm sewer drains or by passes wastewater treatment plants through overflow directly into nearby lakes and rivers, taking pollutants and excess nutrients with it. Ask them if they know that our streets …
Think about how often per month you are doing certain activities at home: taking a bath, washing dishes, washing laundry. Distribute the worksheet “How much sewage water do we produce?” among pupils. Let them observe their habits and complete the …
Distribute worksheet among pupils. Study the picture in the worksheet and find out the possible threats for polluting the river. On a separate sheet of paper write down all the incorrect things you can find. Tell how they can be …
Distribute to the pupils Worksheet “Man-made water cycle” and discuss all the elements of the man-made water cycle with them. Explain to them that all these elements represent water cycles created by people. Let pupils solve the tasks in the …
Divide pupils into smaller groups and let them guess what a wetland is (A wetland is an area, where the ground is saturated with water, and it is at least for a part of the year covered with water – …
Explain to students that wetlands are complex systems and that many processes are still not understood in full detail. Tell them that they will build a model of a wetland and demonstrate three of the many essential functions wetlands perform. …
Distribute Worksheet: Biological Cycle to Check how much they have learned from the previous exercises. Repeat the role of producers (the plants), consumers (the animals) and decomposers in an ecosystem (the bacteria, the fungi, and some insects). Explain to pupils …
Arrange a visit to a nearby wastewater treatment plant. Ask the guide to tell students which processes in a wastewater treatment plant correspond to purification functions in a river and how they are enhanced. Ask students to pay attention to …
Make a field trip to the nearest river or stream and bring all the necessary materials and equipment already prepared for use: Take a sample with one of the sampling techniques: SIMPLE SAMPLING: Turn around stones and collect the …
Take the worksheet “The shape of a riverbed” and have a discussion with students about the living conditions in a river: What form of riverbed is characteristic for each of the river sections? What are the characteristics of the habitats …