Water-Legacy

As our team studied water science and the human water cycle, we learned that people don’t know how to be good water stewards.  We spoke with multiple professionals including Dr. Dan Symonik from the MN Dept. of Health,  and we saw the same problem, again and again, we need greater education and appreciation for the water we use every day.

We scoured the internet and stores looking for water education games and kits, but came up short.  We only found water filtration kits and kits showing properties of water, but nothing covering the full spectrum of the human water cycle and how we can help.  So we are trying to fix this!

Our solution is a kit that includes a new and innovative 5-in-1 card game that teaches people of all ages about water problems and straightforward solutions they can do right now, a creature catching kit including a dipnet and water creature guide, a chemical testing kit with tests and instructions for phosphates, nitrates, and pH, and an educational booklet with even more information on water problems, solutions, and how to be a good water steward along with educational videos to help people learn about water science and careers in water areas.

There is nothing else like this out there. 

Educational Videos

Drinking Water Plant

Coming Soon!

Nature Center

Coming Soon!

Instructional Videos

Chemical Testing

Coming Soon!

CC Info

Creative Commons licensing details for items within the STEM Water Legacy Kit and Water Legacy Games

Images not listed are either Public Domain, or property of Jennifer Fuchs, the JP2 Legacy, or Brandon Baker of the Eastman Nature Center

Asian Carp

“School of Jumping Silver Carp” by Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee is licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Asian Carp in the Wabash River” by LouisvilleUSACE is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Zebra Mussels

“Invasive Species: Zebra Mussel” by biomes-per3 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

http://biomes-per3.wikispaces.com/Coastal+Ocean-Invasive+Species

High Nitrate & Phosphate

“Phosphorus Cycle on land” by Welcome1To1The1Jungle licensed under CC BY 3.0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus_cycle#/media/File:Phosphorus_Cycle_copy.jpg

Plastic Bottles

 “Plastic Water Bottles May 20, 20108” Steven Depolo licensed under (CC BY 2.0)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/4625442625

Pet waste

“Feces de can” by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxocara_canis

Farm Waste

“frost over the cow manure cu” by Squirrel Nation licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrelnation/11971790325

High pH

“pH Scale” by hast-science-7 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

https://hast-science-7.wikispaces.com/U1.++Acid%2C+Base%2C+or+Neutral+Indicator+Lab

Leaves

“Maple Leaves” Ian Muttoo CC BY-SA 2.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orange_maple_leaves_in_2007.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/20741443@N00/1593285690

Dissolved Oxygen

Graphic by CSI2 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

http://csi2.wikispaces.com/Dissolved+Oxygen+Lab

“Dissolved Oxygen” by Cyber-aquaculture licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License.

https://cyber-aquaculture.wikispaces.com/Dissolved+Oxygen

Wasting Water

“Water waster.” By www.hprcc.unl.edu. 28 May 2009 www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/water_waster.gif licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

http://thebrightestman.wikispaces.com/Your+World+Final+Project+2009+B+YoungQ

ROUND GOBY

“Round goby colored 1.jpg” by Peter van der Sluijs licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Round_goby_colored_1.jpg

Phantom Midge Larva

“Chaoborus from a Rhine floodplain pool” by Viridiflavus CC BY-SA 3.0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glassworm#/media/File:GlasswormLateralView.JPG

Caddisfly Larva

“Caddisfly Larva.jpg” by MyForest licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caddisfly_Larva.jpg

Mayfly Larva

“Cloeon dipterum.jpg” by Chfab licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cloeon_dipterum.jpg

Fingernail Clam

“Sphaerium corneum”  by Francisco Welter Schultes  licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5, cropped

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeriidae#/media/File:Sphaerium_corneum.jpg

Water Mite

“Acari: Hydracarina” by Mick Talbot licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/micks-wildlife-macros/3576422619/in/photostream/

Damselfly Nymph

“Blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) nymph” by Charlesjsharp licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly#/media/File:Blue-tailed_damselfly_(Ischnura_elegans)_nymph.jpg

Diving Beetle Larva

“Diving beetle nymph.jpg” by Aflisch licensed under CC0 1.0 Public Domain

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diving_beetle_nymph.jpg

Diving Beetle

Great diving beetle by Visa Kopu licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/roxeteer/2705669859/

Whirligig Beetle

“a whirligig beetle” by CSIRO CC BY 3.0

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whirligig_beetle#/media/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_2080_The_Whirli

Backswimmer

“Back Swimmer” by Fozendog, rotated 180 degrees, licensed under CC BY 3.0

https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/File:Backswimmer.jpeg

Pygmy Backswimmer

“Plea minutissima” by Didier Descouens  licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleidae#/media/File:Plea_minutissima_MHNT.jpg

Water Boatman

“Corixa punctate” by Wolfram Sondermann CC BY-ND 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/41789001@N04/3862687148/

wetland buffer

“Field_view” by U.S. Department of Agriculture licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/7349489578/

Pet Waste Cleanup

“Please Clean Up After Your Pet” by Eva Luedin licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/40819389@N04/3758123272/

Hydroponics

“240620141039.jpg” by Solarii knight Anand is licensed under CC BY 4.0

https://solariiknight.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/dabbling-in-hydroponics/

Rooftop garden

“30 Rockefeller Center rooftop.jpg” by Jwilly77 licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Aeroponics

“Tower Garden Picture” by Tom Corson-Knowles CC BY-SA 3.0)

http://www.tomcorsonknowles.com/blog/eco-friendly-products-and-going-green/SA .0

Boat Washing Station

“Cleaning the boat” by ristok licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ristok/474851365/

Clean, Rinse, Drain, Dry

“Eurasian watermilfoil warning sign, Desbarats” by Fungus Guy licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_watermilfoil_warning_sign,_Desbarats.JPG

Rain barrel

“rain barrel” by Arlington County licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Drip Irrigation

water_for_irrigation by unknown licensed under CC_BY-SA

http://learn.e-limu.org/topic/view/?t=40&c=7 

YARD WASTE CLEANUP

“Who wants to help me rake leaves? All you need is a Klout score over 10.” byDavid Armano is licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/Ez2rJXz_-j6HO88bEKjjsQ==

“rake” by Dean Hochman licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://www.flickr.com/photos/deanhochman/13930510456

Refillable water bottles

“29:180 Water Bottles!” by Michelle TeGrootenhuis is licensed under CC BY 2.0

https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/image/detail/ZOYb0vzgi12DVufNpu982Q==

Wastewater Filtration (Treatment Plant)

“Wastewater treatment plant” by Brotherton and Ashcraft licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

http://sciencewithmrzureick.wikispaces.com/3-Used,+Treated,+and+Back+to+Nature-Ashcraft,Brotherton