Classroom Presentations

The Stormwater Educator with the Bangor Area Storm Water Group (BASWG) offers presentations for grades K-12. Subjects covered include:

• watersheds

• water quality

• point and non-point source pollution

• the water cycle

• issues that arise from humanity's use of water

Schools are not charged for this service. However, they should be located in a BASWG community. BASWG communities include:

• Bangor

• Brewer

• Veazie

• Hampden

• Orono

• Old Town

• Milford

Classroom visits are scheduled on a first come/first served basis.  Presenters are most readily available during winter and spring months.

Here are some of our most popular presentations:

The Watershed Model (Enviroscape)

The watershed model excites kids while it illustrates key concepts, demonstrating how the community is an interactive member of the watershed and much more. During the presentation the model shows water picking up soil and pollutants while flowing over the land that makes up the watershed to a body of water.

Objective: Students should be able to identify what a watershed is and cite examples of point and non-point source pollution, plus have an understanding of how best management practices can be used to reduce pollution. 

Sum of Parts (Project WET)

Students are assigned a piece of riverfront property they “inherited from a long lost uncle” and an unlimited supply of money. Students use markers and pencils to put whatever they want on the property. Afterward the students discuss how the development of the land affected water quality.

Objective:  Explore the concept of a watershed, both point and non-point source pollution, and community dynamics within a watershed.

The Incredible Journey (Project WET)

Students participate in a dice game simulating the water cycle. Nine stations are set up representing nine places on earth where water is found (clouds, oceans, soil, etc.). The students are water molecules visiting the different stations, taking beads at each station to create a record of their travels in the form of a bracelet. The dice at each station determine which station they travel to next.

Objective: Teach students where water is found on a global scale, the methods of transport from one phase to another, and develop an understanding of where various quantities of water are found.

Call (207) 581-2971 to connect with the AmeriCorps Stormwater Educator