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..WATER FESTIVALS..
Water festivals are an interactive method of teaching students the fundamentals of water. In small groups, students progress through a series of hands-on stations exploring and learning. They take home a strong message about how water impacts their daily lives.
All activities fit Massachusetts curriculum frameworks and are best suited to grades 4-6
Click here to see a short video of Festival Activites.
- Since 1999 sixty water festivals have been held on Cape Cod.
- Over 12,000 students in grades K-6 have participated in Water Festivals.
- Water festival activites have been featured at local community events such as:
- "River Day" in Marstons Mills,
- "Windmill Weekend" in Eastham
- "Watershed Block Party" in Falmouth.
WET & WILD the FUNdamentals of Water applications for
2010-2011 school year will be available begining in April.
The Cape Cod Groundwater Guardian Team and Year XI AmeriCorp Cape Cod are teaming up once again to offer festivals to Cape Cod Schools, grade 4-6.
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SCHOOL
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Grade
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TOWN
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Scheduled Date
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Training
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October 1
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Mullen Hall
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4th
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Falmouth
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October 2
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| Chatham Middle
Chaham Elementary |
5th
4th |
Chatham | November 6 |
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Orleans Elementary
Provincetown Harwich Elementary |
4th,5th
4th,5th,6th 4th |
Orleans
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November 20
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Wixon Middle
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4th,5th
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Dennis
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December 11
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Wixon Middle
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6th
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Dennis
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December 14
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Hyannis West
Centerville Elementary |
3rd
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Barnstable
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January 8
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Oakridge
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5th
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Sandwich
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January 11
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HT Wing
Forestdale |
4th
5th |
Sandwich
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February 1
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Quashnet
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5th
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Mashpee
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February 12
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Eddy Elementary
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4th,5th
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February 26
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Mattacheese Middle
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6th
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Yarmouth
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March 12
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From students:
“I learned to turn the water off when brushing your teeth.”“I did not know that pollution could spread so fast and fertilizer was that bad. Now, I know why my mom buys
organic food.”“ I learned that if fertilizer gets in the pond. It will make the plants grow and the plants will take up all of the
oxygen so the fish dies.”“An aquifer is the thing that holds all our drinking water.”
“I think learning about water is important because you know not to litter and clean up after your dogs.”
From teachers:
“Fantastic job! Americorps volunteers showed expertise and amazing professionalism. All the activities were
excellent. The activities that addressed the aquifer were particularly relevant to our situation on Cape Cod.”“This was fantastic! We’d love to have it again next year .”
“The students in our school will be able to carry the information they learned into their everyday lives.”
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Cape Cod Groundwater Guardian Team
P.O. Box 226 Barnstable, MA 02630 508-362-3828 www.capecodgroundwater.org Email: water@capecodcommission.org |
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