{"id":720,"date":"2016-04-22T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/blog\/waterinquiry\/?p=720"},"modified":"2016-04-22T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:49:08","slug":"investigating-and-using-community-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/uncategorized\/investigating-and-using-community-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigating and Using Community Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Follow up to the Questioning Activity<br \/>\n<\/strong>by Katy Butler, First Grade Teacher, Jackson Street School<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-731\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-731\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1-283x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Katy Butler sorting questions \" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1-768x813.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1-967x1024.jpeg 967w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Katy-and-Al-writing-1.jpeg 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Butler sorting questions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">At our last round table discussion, Renee presented work she had done with her class.<br \/>\nEach student was given an image of a cloud and a faucet and asked to show how the water got\u00a0from one to the other (just as we did this summer). Then she had her students look closely at\u00a0the representations and ask questions they had or that would push their friends\u2019 thinking. We\u00a0tried this activity ourselves, organizing and categorizing our questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>I tried this questioning activity with my first graders<\/strong> (they had just recently made their\u00a0own cloud to faucet representations so I could see how their thinking had evolved since the fall).\u00a0I collected and typed up their questions, and noticed a couple common themes. I am planning to\u00a0organize the questions with them when we return from spring vacation, but I wanted to tap into a\u00a0few more resources in the meantime.\u00a0After searching the Northampton Public Works website, I emailed the directors of\u00a0stormwater and wastewater treatment. They sent me two resources that I wanted to share\u00a0with everyone!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Water-in-Northampton.pdf\">Water in Northampton<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Jackson-St-School.pdf\">Map of Pipes around Jackson Street School<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here is a section of the email I sent Northampton Public Works<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.71429;font-size: 1rem\">We came up with many questions, but most centered around gutters, drains, sewers, pipes and\u00a0cleanliness. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Does it fall in the sewer? Where does the water land?\u00a0<\/em><em>Does all water go in the sewer?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Does water always go in the gutter? Where does it go after the rain? Where does it go in\u00a0the pipes? Where does it get transported? How does it go in the sewer?\u00a0How does it get to the home?<br \/>\nWhich house does it go to?\u00a0How does the pipe go to everyones house with one pipe?<br \/>\nWhy is there only one pipe?\u00a0Which drain does it go in?\u00a0How does the water get to the faucet?<br \/>\nWhere is the cleaner? How does it get clean?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up until now, much of our inquiry has been investigated with experiments or observable\u00a0phenomenon. Now I am unsure how to help students follow these questions without being able\u00a0to &#8220;see&#8221; all the pipes. I also see a misconception about waste water and drinking water that is\u00a0very interesting.\u00a0I am writing to see if either of you might be able to help with our inquiry. Are there maps of the\u00a0water pipe lines in Northampton? Is there a location where we could visit and see the gutter\u00a0connecting to a pipe or series of pipes?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>I heard back immediately, and here is part of one response that may be helpful to others:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;I know the most about the stormwater system in the City of Northampton and I would be happy\u00a0to help explain how the City&#8217;s different utilities work.\u00a0There are three separate systems in the City:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Water <\/strong>(clean drinking water)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Sanitary Sewer<\/strong> (waste water from houses and buildings)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Stormwater<\/strong> (rain water and snow melt)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\">I made a <span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/Jackson-St-School.pdf\">map of the three sets of pipes that are around Jackson Street School.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-728\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-728\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-728\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail-300x218.png\" alt=\"Detail from JSS map of three pipe systems\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2016\/04\/JSS-pipes-detail.png 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail from JSS map of three pipe systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Solid blue is drinking water, red is sewer and green is stormwater with green squares for catch\u00a0basins which are the grates in the roadways where rain water goes in. \u00a0I believe there are more\u00a0catch basins at Jackson Street School in the parking lot and around the property that are not on\u00a0the map. The students could look for these and help us add them to the map. The dashed blue\u00a0lines are brooks.\u00a0I know maps may be difficult for the kids to understand so I&#8217;ll look for some pictures or diagrams\u00a0that might help explain all these hidden systems and where water comes from and where it\u00a0goes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a quick description.<\/strong> The drinking water in Northampton comes from reservoirs in Whately\u00a0and Williamsburg and runs through a water filtration plant in Williamsburg before flowing through\u00a0pipes to everybody&#8217;s faucet. The waste water (toilets and drains inside buildings) from houses\u00a0and buildings all flows through sanitary sewer pipes to the waste water treatment plant located\u00a0off of Hockanum Road. The waste water treatment plant cleans up the waste water and then\u00a0sends clean water to the Connecticut River. The stormwater that is collected in roads and\u00a0parking lots flows through separate pipes to the nearest brook, wetland or river and does not go\u00a0through any treatment plant. That&#8217;s why we need to be careful that we don&#8217;t put anything in the\u00a0storm drains except clean water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Perhaps we could all help fill in catch basin maps!<br \/>\n<\/strong>The map of Jackson Street School\u2019s\u00a0surrounding pipelines is especially exciting, and I plan to find more catch basins with the kids\u00a0next week. I am working to plan a field trip to \u201csee\u201d this system in action, and may invite one of\u00a0the water directors to our classroom once we have completed the storm drain map. I would be\u00a0happy to help others get in contact with wastewater and stormwater departments if they are\u00a0interested &#8211; perhaps we could all help fill in catch basin maps!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">written by Katy &amp; posted by Carol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow up to the Questioning Activity by Katy Butler, First Grade Teacher, Jackson Street School At our last round table discussion, Renee presented work she had done with her class. Each student was given an image of a cloud and a faucet and asked to show how the water got\u00a0from one to the other (just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/uncategorized\/investigating-and-using-community-resources\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Investigating and Using Community Resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":735,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}