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Groundwater to the Gulf Resources


G2G Workshop Activities

Groundwater Module
            Caves and Karst - Caving Safety Tips
                Cave Mapping Activity
                Living over Caves in Austin
                Script for Living over Caves in Austin
            Groundwater
                Aquifer Situation Cards
                Groundwater Study Guide (Wisconsin)
                Hydrogeology Models
            Springs and Aquifers
                Aquifer Geology Activity
                Barton Springs Salamander
                Endangered Species Activity - Environmental Barometer  
                Endangered Species Activity 2 - Rare Scare
                Splash Exhibit Notes
                Splash Exhibit Worksheet

                Incredible Edible Aquifer
               
Creek Module - Creek Safety Tips
            Macroinvertebrates
                Invertebrate ID sheet (English)
                Invertebrate ID sheet (Spanish)
                Macroinvertebrate Survey Procedures
            Water Quality
                Student Water Quality Monitoring Guide (Printing Instructions to WQM Guide)
                Turbidity/Transparency Activity
                Globe Water Transparency Protocol
                Soil Characterization Protocol           

River Module
            Birds and Amphibians
                Frogs and Toads of Hornsby Bend
                Hornsby Bend Bird ID Sheets
                Hornsby Bend Bird List for June
                Hornsby Bend Frogs and Toads ID Sheet
            Freshwater Ecology
                TCEQ Freshwater Ecology Guide
            Wetlands, Human Impact, and Soil
                Color Me Wet student page
                History of Water Cards
                J. Frank Dobie Story
                Sparkling Water Activity
                Wetland Metaphors

Wetlands, and Coastal Module
                Water Cycle and Rainwater Harvesting
                    Constructing Rainwater Collectors activity
                    The Incredible Journey activity from Project WET

                    Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting
                Wetlands and Subsidence
                Plants - Exploring the Native Plant World

School Gardening Module
            Native Plant Gardening
                Soak in Run off Science, Soak in Run off Student Worksheet
                Landscape Design I - Site Survey
                Landscape Design II - Plant Selection
            Green Gardening
                Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt, Beneficial Bug Student Worksheet
                Composting
    
Other Water Related Resources

  • TCEQ Water Quality Report (detailed overview of water quality in Texas)
  • Texas Water Board - Raising Your Water IQ (K-12 Curriculum)
  • TWDB Kids online visualization and quiz/game - Surface Water/Groundwater
  • Groundwater and Drinking Water - an expert guide for kids
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Water for the Future Article
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine 'Water for the Future' (July issue)
  • The Water Page - a compilation of water resources
Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department
City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department
City of Sunset Valley
Colorado River Foundation
Keep Austin Beautiful
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Lower Colorado River Authority-Red Bud Education Center (Austin, Tx)
Lower Colorado River Authority-Matagorda Nature Center (Matagorda, TX)
NOAA-Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Texas Master Naturalists, Capital Area Chapter
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Texas Water Development Board
US Army Corps of Engineers-Colorado Lock Facility (Matagorda, TX)