125 East Erie St.
	Painesville OH 44077
	Phone: (440)350-2730 Fax: (440)350-2601
	soil@lakecountyohio.org

Classroom Programs

Programs are offered to all Lake County schools free of charge.  The grade level recommendations below are based on the Ohio Academic Standards for Science, and developmental skills such as reading comprehension and math skills.  Please contact Beth at the district office for more details or to schedule a classroom program.  To receive details on how each program meets the Ohio Science Standards, request a Curriculum Correlations Handbook. 

    Benthic Bugs and Bioassessment - This activity brings water quality monitoring into the classroom.  Students will simulate taking a stream sample and use their findings to determine the water quality of the stream at their location.  A great introduction to or alternative for stream monitoring. 

    Enviroscape  - The Enviroscape is an interactive watershed model that demonstrates nonpoint source pollution and its impact on rivers and lakes.  Students will learn some of the major causes of water pollution also discuss practices for preventing NPS pollution.  

    Streamulator - A table model helps students to understand some of the concepts involving moving water.  The model can demonstrate stream formation, bank erosion, velocity, flow rates, and urbanization, among other things.  This highly adaptable program can be formatted to your curriculum.

    Soil Sleuths - Soil is the most valuable natural resource and all life depends on it.  Without soil, there would be no plants and therefore no animals or people.  Lake SWCD has soil samples that students can use to learn about soil components.  Different soil types will be discussed, and students can use topographical maps and soil surveys to identify the soils at their schools.  Soil conservation can also be presented.

    Incredible Journey - Water is a valuable resource, and a limited one.  This program is an interactive demonstration of the water cycle that gets students up and moving around the classroom.  They will learn about the different pathways water follows as it gets recycled, and learn that the water cycle is not one simple circle.

     Fred the Fish - A storytelling program that takes students on a trip down the river with Fred, and then to visit a seaside town called Away.  Participants will learn about different causes of water pollution and also what can be done to keep water clean.  

    Ground Water - A profile model demonstrates how water moves through aquifers, enters streams and ponds, and can carry contaminants through well water.  Participants can use deep injection wells and water pumps to simulate real-life situations.  Program will be available starting in October 2005.

    Watershed Watch - Stream monitoring is an excellent way to understand real life ecosystems and do real life science.  Every May and September, Lake County schools take to the streams with kick seines in hand.  They collect and identify macroinvertebrates and use their finding to determine water quality.  

    Web of Life - Students will learn about the four components of habitat and the interrelationships of species.  Hands-on activities demonstrate the dependence of each organism on others and the role that humans play.  We will also discuss how pollution and habitat loss can affect other species.