"Drop Savers" poster contest

"Drop Savers" poster contest

How do oceans power the Water Cycle?

The world’s oceans are an integral part of the Water Cycle. The oceans are the cache of water on Earth's surface for the Sun's energy to heat. The oceans connect to all of Earth's water reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes. Without the oceans the water cycle process could not function on the scale necessary to replenish the Earth's vegetation, fresh water resources, and power our weather cycle. The Water Cycle is essential to providing sustenance to the biosphere. When this process is severe... watch out! The form of precipitation that falls from the atmosphere depends on the temperature. If the temperature is above 32 degrees F or 0 degrees c the precipitation falls as rain. If it is below the precipitation falls as snow, sleet, or hail. Ocean currents affect Florida weather. The Gulf Stream flows from the equator around Florida and onto the British Isles and was discovered and measured by Benjamin Franklin upon his many crossings between North America and Europe as a diplomat to England and France. This Gulf Stream keeps Florida and Spain warm. When warm winds from Africa collide with cold air from the North we can have a hurricane. Earth’s deserts are characterized by barren land with little or no precipitation. Hmm... a lack of water. Although people live all over Earth including desert, fresh drinking water is not available all over earth. Antarctica is a continent and a desert. Climate zones are defined by the latitude, elevation, and proximity to water bodies of the globe... the three major climate zones are polar, temperate, and tropical. Oh... Earth's hot desserts are located around the globe at 30 degrees latitude.

How are renewable and nonrenewable energy sources alike…different?

Horizons The Artificial Leaf-Renewable Energy

We use many different kinds of natural resources to produce electrical energy for powering the machines we use in our daily lives. Some energy sources are renewable natural resources while others are nonrenewable. There are many natural resources that are found in Florida. People can use natural resources to help them survive and to build technologies. Silicon is a mineral that is valuable to make computer chips. Limestone is a useful building material. Sunlight is abundant we are the Sunshine state… useful in farming especially citrus. As a peninsula Florida can easily harness wind and water to produce electricity. Phosphate is used as a fertilizer by farmers across the country. You can take care of the natural resources by researching technologies for using renewables and by preventing excess use and pollution of natural resources to conserve them. Natural energy resources are changing as costs become less expensive around the world daily. Renewable and natural resources are clean and efficient sources of energy. We can sustain them including water by placing new values on other underutilized natural resources or ways to integrate them into our energy efficiently.

List practices that can save drops.

How can we use sustainable practices to conserve our water resources?

"Drop Savers" poster contest

Turn and TalK: Share about how you use water... and maybe sometimes waste it.

The Citrus County Utilities is sponsoring the "Drop Savers" poster contest. You can help the Citrus County Utilities teach water-saving behaviors by participating in the "Drop Savers Poster Contest". Each poster must portray a Water-Saving idea in the form of a slogan, drawing, or both with a focus on fixing leaks. Remember, “Don’t Pollute the Water” is a good message, but does not really promote fixing leaks, planting Florida friendly flora and using less water. To draw and caption your poster depicting a water-saving idea with a slogan, you may use crayons, colored pencils or markers. No highlighters, photos or computer graphics can be used. You must work on your posters individually and demonstrate original work. The best posters always have color on all the space. Prizes include (for the 1st place division winners of all the posters submitted to the Citrus County Utilities) are $25, posted artwork on the Citrus County Website during "Save Our Waters Week", and submission to the FSAWWA Statewide "Drop Savers" poster contest. This poster contest is NOT about water pollution, but about simple lifestyle changes that people can make to save water.

Florida State Winner

Kenzley Madison 1st Grade

Hernando Elementary

Citrus County Florida Board of County Commissioners

http://www.citrusbocc.com/waterres/conservation/youth/drop-savers/drop-savers.htm

SC.1. E.6.2 Describe the need for water and how to be safe around water.

SC.2. P.8.4 Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states.

SC.3. P. 9.1 Describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.

SC.4. E.6.3 Recognize that humans need resources found on Earth and that these are either renewable or nonrenewable.

SC.5. E.7.2 Recognize that the ocean is an integral part of the water cycle and is connected to all of Earth's water reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes.

ELA.K12.EE.5.1 Use the accepted rules governing a specific format to create quality work.

MA.k12.MTR.7.1 Apply mathematics to real-world context.

G.K 12.7.2.2a Metaphorical Promotion - Know: Create a statement or product using two related ideas to strengthen the message.