In this second story, the worms dive into the storm sewers, giving readers a worm's eye-view of storm water pollution. The worm's mission in this story is to find out was is gunking up drinking water from wells and to stop it! By the end of this mission, the reader will understand storm water pollution and ways to control it.
Instructional Materials:
The Hands-on Science kit, Beneath the City of Ooze, includes student booklet, Secret Agent Worms temporary tattoos, activity sheets, poster, teacher's guide and E.A.R.T.H. membership cards. The Hands-on Science Kit is available ON A LOAN BASIS from the University of Illinois Extension Office. The kit may be purchased for $210; teacher's packet for $40; and 10 copies of The Disappearing Earth book for $36. Costs do not include shipping and handling.
Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards:
7B: Estimate measurements determine acceptable levels of accuracy
10A: Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data
10B: Formulate questions, design date collection methods, gather and analyze data and communicate findings
11A: Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry
11B: Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design
12B: Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment
12D: Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them
12E: Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the earth and its resources
13A: Know and apply the accepted practices of sciences
13B: Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology, and society
