Activities

Activities/Discussion Ideas: Know Your Eco-Address
• school • home • business • industry/business • agriculture • city • recreation //**Need vs Want: When do we “need” water vs when do we “want” water?**//
 * Make a list of the many ways water is used:**

• washing • cooking • cleaning • entertainment • watering vegetables and fruit • watering lawns • landscaping • pets • other: Does the day usage is recorded make a difference in how much is used?**
 * Ask students to record how much water he/she uses in a day and how it is used:**
 * Develop a graph that compares water use by category.

Information about the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin
Click [|here] for information about the Yadkin River.
 * Trace the route of the Yadkin River. Identify its source, tributaries, dams, reservoirs, major cities and towns, and change to the Pee Dee River.**


 * Draw a map of the Yadkin River. Identify its source, tributaries, dams, reservoirs, major cities and towns, surrounding physical features, and change to the Pee Dee.**


 * Make a book, website, PowerPoint show or poster display about the variety of habitat types and rare plants and animals found in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.**


 * Make a book, website, PowerPoint show or poster display about the people who have lived in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.**


 * Make a map showing the forests, parklands, and wildlife refuges within our river basin.**


 * Make a book, website, PowerPoint show or poster display about the ways people affect the quantity and quality of water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.**


 * Make a book, website, PowerPoint show or poster display about the ways to protect the quantity and quality of water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.**


 * Make a book, website, PowerPoint show or poster display about recreational opportunities along the Yadkin-Pee Dee River.**