Eco Learning Portal
The Dan River Basin Association Eco Learning Portal has been designed to engage the current generation and instill practices that make a difference for our environment, and that they will take these new habits and pass them along to all future generations.
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
College
All Eco Learning Programs
Tub of Bugs
Objective:
- Students will investigate aquatic insects found in the Dan River basin
- Understand how human interactions affect ecosystems
- Determine the classification of aquatic organisms
Activity Type: In-Classroom Presentation w/ Activity
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, Elementary School
Keeping it Clean
Objective:
- Students will use the engineering process to design and build their own river cleaning device
- To make students aware that human activities can impact the health of a watershed system
- To make students understand that non-renewable resources can be managed
Activity Type: In-Classroom Program (no Field Trip)
Grade Level: Middle School, Elementary School
Green Campus Initiatives
Objective:
- Bring awareness to students about their daily choices that impact the environment
- Create an environmentally-conscious philosophy at the school
- Create a center for sustainability on school campus
Activity Type: In-Classroom Program (with Field Trip)
Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College
Streamside Trees in the Classroom
Objective:
- Students will root Black Willow trees cuttings in the classroom
- Students will investigate and understand the parts of a tree
- Students will investigate and understand that humans impact the environment
- Students will learn about the importance of streamside vegetation and water quality
Activity Type: In-Classroom Program (with Field Trip)
Grade Level: Middle School, Elementary School
Trout in the Classroom
Objective:
- Students will experience the trout life cycle from eggs to fingerlings
- Students will monitor water quality of the trout tank through various parameters
- Students will investigate and understand that humans impact the environment
- Engage in stream habitat and ecosystem studies
- Appreciate water resources and foster a conservation ethic
Activity Type: In-Classroom Program (with Field Trip)
Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College
Green Schoolyard
Objective:
- Students will use the engineering process to design and build their own river cleaning device
- To make students aware that human activities can impact the health of a watershed system
- To make students understand that non-renewable resources can be managed
Activity Type: Campus Program or Study
Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College
Storm Drain Marking
Objective:
- Students will investigate and understand that water has a role in the natural and human-made environment.
- Students will investigate and understand that humans impact the environment.
- Students will understand that natural resources are important to protect and maintain.
- Students will understand that major health and safety issues are associated with air and water quality.
Activity Type: Outdoor Activity (On/Off Campus)
Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Water Quality Testing
Objective:
- Students will learn to monitor water quality by using various parameters for testing including temperature, turbidity, recording rainfall, weather observations, and visual assessment
- Students will investigate and understand that human activities affect the health of the watershed
- The student will investigate and understand that humans impact the environment and that major health and safety issues are associated with water quality
Activity Type: Outdoor Activity (On/Off Campus)
Grade Level: Middle School, Elementary School, High School
