Ten
Day Water Environment Curriculum
The IWEA has developed a curriculum for studying our
water environment. Read our mission statement or
use the links following it to
learn more about the program.
Use the form below to order a copy of the curriculum.
Mission Statement
The Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA), a member
association of the 41,000 member Water Environment Federation
(WEF), has created a comprehensive curriculum on the water
cycle, wastewater treatment, and the relevance of our water
environment. We are highlighting the importance of teaching
the concepts related to the preservation of water.
Our primary objectives include presenting our Water Environment
Curriculum to students in the 5th through 10th grades,
working with teaching professionals who can sustain this
program into the future, and integrating the classroom
instruction with a site visit to a water filtration and/or
wastewater treatment facility. An important aspect of our
curriculum is the involvement of students; we believe in
hands-on experiments, field ecological studies, and participative
classroom demonstrations. We are committed to the advancement
of science and education, disseminating technical information,
increasing public awareness, and promoting sound public
policy in the water quality and water resources fields.
A secondary objective is to rekindle the student's interest
in science and the environment. Only through a good understanding
of the issues facing the continuation of a healthy water
environment can today's students become the knowledgeable
citizens of tomorrow. The preservation of our world and
its resources can only be accomplished if each generation
does its part to solve today's problems and not leave them
for someone in the future.
The IWEA intends to instruct our students on the principles
necessary to insure abundant supplies of safe water, thus
mitigating the dregs of pollution and misuse. We simply
wish to plant the seeds for the preservation of our water
environment. Our program provides detailed classroom instruction
on nine water related topics, suggested field and laboratory
demonstrations, and facilitates a culminating field trip
to a water or wastewater treatment facility.
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