Informational Texts
- ABQ Journal article. “River Diversions Halted Due to Burn Scar Runoff” http://www.abqjournal.com/45855/abqnewsseeker/river-diversions-halted-due-to-burn-scar-runoff.html
- American Forests. “Forests and Water” https://www.americanforests.org/conservation-programs/forests-and-water/
- Rapid City Journal article. “Federal Government Confirms Wetland Channels Are Keeping Rapid Creek Cleaner” http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/federal-government-confirms-wetland-channels-are-keeping-rapid-creek-cleaner/article_b2a2e469-5100-5a66-866d-0733f183b0ee.html
Materials
- The Adventures of Junior Raindrop video: http://www.archive.org/details/Adventur1948
- USGS poster – Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/Posters/wetlands/middle.html, USGS Wetlands Activity and supplies:
- Small rectangular plastic storage containers, or baking pans or paint trays
- Modeling clay
- Small pieces of carpet
- Cotton balls
- NatureWorks video http://video.nhptv.org/video/1491178229
- Optional: Water Treatment Plants activity and supplies
- Celery sticks
- Cups of colored water
- Optional: Keeping the Rio Grand, the Mid Rio Grande Stormwater Quality Team’s educational video http://www.keeptheriogrand.org/keeping-the-rio-grand/ (the part about the constructed wetland is from 13:12 – 16:01)