DAY 1

¨Instruct students on proper internet usage.  Have them form small groups of 3-4 and have them search the EPA site listed below for information on common storm drain pollutants.

   :  http://www.epa.gov/win/

¨Tell them to make a list of all the pollutants they might find in the gutters around the neighborhood.

¨Have the groups report their findings to the rest of the class. 

DAY 2

¨Take the students, still in groups of 3-4, on a walk in the nearest neighborhood.  Tell them to locate the dirtiest gutters their group can find.

¨Tell each group to "adopt" a 100 foot section of gutter on one side of the street.

¨Tell them to write down the location of the gutter everything they find in the gutter and on the street, sidewalk, and driveways adjoining it.

¨Tell them for homework, to take the lists and write down which items found are pollutants according to their list from the EPA. 

DAY 3 

¨Tell students to design signs to put up on stakes in the yards where they are cleaning up the gutter.

Also have them make up flyers from the sample included that tell people what they are doing and how they can help prevent stormdrain pollution.

Have them make up three signs and one flyer per group.

¨Tell students that they must complete the project by cleaning the gutter and distributing the flyers and signs on their own time afterschool and on weekends.  Signs can only go where people who live in the neighborhood want them.

¨Copy the flyers for students to distribute

¨Have students go to the houses that adjoin their adopted gutter and ask permission to locate a sign on their properties.

¨Provide publicity by informing the principal and the local TV and newspapers about the projects.

 ¨Follow up by driving the area adopted and taking pictures after a few weeks, which will be poosted in the classroom.

DAY 1

¨In groups, search the website listed for drainwater pollutants and write this down.

¨Write down the pollutants found and bring these to class to present to the rest of the students.

DAY2

¨Walk the neigborhood, looking for dirty gutters that you can clean up.  When you find one, note its location.  Measure 100 feet and use this as your gutter. 

¨List the possible pollutants found in the gutter, on the street, sidewalk, or driveway adjacent to the gutter picked.

¨Present your examples orally so that all groups get a chance to make a more complete list.  Take notes and add to your list anything new that is presented.

¨Compare the list with the actual pollutants listed on the website for homework.

DAY 3

¨Design signs with stakes and flyers to take door to door patterned after the enclosed "Sample Sign and Flyer.  There should be 3 signs and one flyer designed per group.

¨Distribute the flyers to all residents of the neighborhood.  Ask those whose houses are in front of the adopted gutter if they would mind having a small signe put up in

¨Go out to the sight and talk to the homeowners about prutting up ypur sighns using 4 froot stakes provided.

¨Work on your own time to keep the gutter clean.

¨Look for pictures of your gutter on the classroom wall.