School Programs

 The following environmental education programs are available free to the citizens of Charles City County, James City County, New Kent County, the City of Williamsburg, and York County. 

                                                                                                     

For more information regarding these programs or
 to schedule a program, please contact

The Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District 
(804) 932-4376

                                                                                                     

 

Kindergarten and First Grade

trapper.jpg (35688 bytes)Mind Your Manners

45 min  
Students will discover the impact each person has on the environment and learn good stewardship skills through a fun story about a singing seal.
SOLs: Science K.10, 1.8

 

 

 

Second Grade

Molecules in Motion
45 min
Students will identify the three physical states of water (solid, liquid, and gas) and demonstrate the movements of water molecules in each of the states when heat energy is added or removed.
SOLs: Science 2.3, 2.6


Third Grade

Life in the Food Chain
45 min
A card game illustrates the roles producers, consumers, predators and prey play in food chains and webs.
SOLs: Science 3.5

dirt shake.jpg (24178 bytes)Types by Texture
45 min
Using samples from their own yards, students will make a "dirt shake" to determine how the various soil particles combine to create different soil types.
SOLs: Science 3.7



Perkin' Through the Pores
45 min
Students will determine the water holding and draining capacities of different soils. Then students will pretend to be particles of soil through which water must filter.
SOLs: Science 3.7

spinner.jpg (32810 bytes)Water’s Incredible Journey
45 min
By pretending to be water droplets, students will learn the many paths water follows through the water cycle, the forces acting on water, and the impacts humans have on water resources.
SOLs: Science 3.8, 3.9, 3.10

 

Fourth Grade

Habitat for Life
45 min
Students play “Habitat Rummy” to investigate the basic life needs of four different species of animals.
SOLs: Science 4.5

We All Live Downstream
45 min
Students develop a watershed to evaluate the effects of land use on water quality.
SOLs: Science 4.8


Sixth through Eighth Grades

Who Made This Mess.JPG (70659 bytes)Who Made This Mess!
45 min
The Enviroscape, an interactive watershed model, is used to visually demonstrate point source and non-point source pollution helping students understand the environmental impacts of each person in a community.
SOLs: Science 6.11

Ninth through Twelfth Grades

groundwater flow model.jpg (39313 bytes)Get the Groundwater Picture
45 min, plus extension
Students will identify the parts of a groundwater system, compare movements of water through diverse substrates, and relate different types of land uses to potential ground water contamination. A model of the groundwater system easily demonstrates cone of depression, zones of aeration and saturation, and the water table.
SOLs: ES.9

 


Colonial SWCD bases its programs in part on activities developed by the following organizations:

Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Project Learning Tree
Project Wild
Project Wet
The AIMS Education Foundation

For more information on these, please follow the links in the Environmental Education Resources Directory or contact us at (804) 932-4376.