Map of Country Club Creek Watershed

Overview

“It is the summer of 1979 and you are visiting your grandparents who live near Mabel Davis Park in southeast Austin. It has been raining all week and you are glad to finally get out to the park. Before you reach the park, you notice a dead fish in the creek that flows through the park..."

Lesson 1: Movement of Water

Science Concepts: Study factors affecting movement of surface water: origin of water, topography, watershed and flow paths.

Process: Investigate factors affecting surface water movement, make predictions and describe experimental results.

TEKS: 1A, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3C, 4B, 6C, 11A, 14A, 14C

Lesson 2: Pollutant Investigation

Science Concepts: Relate land use and water tests, point source and non-point source pollution, chemical toxicity, biological magnification.

Process: Analyze baseline quantitative data; perform simulated testing to determine contaminant. Identify key information to develop and use hypotheses.

TEKS: 1A, 2A, 2B, 2D, 4A, 4B, 6C, 11A, 14C

Lesson 3: Finding the Pollution Source

Science Concepts: Pollutant concentration.

Process: Plan, analyze and share data with other students. Explain unforeseen outcomes. Perform simulated testing of pollutant levels. Revise hypotheses.

TEKS: 1A, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 11A

Lesson 4: The Clean Up Debate (optional)

Science Concepts: Discuss policy issues, decision making strategies, debate and question.

Process: Investigate relationship between interests of various organizations and individuals and decision-making; develop debating and questioning skills

TEKS: 2A, 2C, 2D, 3A, 4A

To book a presentation of the “Country Club Creek Ichthycide” module for your Earth Science class contact: Sara Heilman, 974-3540

Related Link:
Mabel Davis Park: Current Status