The Greenwood County Annual fourth grade Water Festival has been happening for 20 years. The event was held at the Eureka City Park. Hamilton Elementary School and Marshall Elementary School, in Eureka participated on May 1.
The groups rotated through five stations. H20 Olympics taught adhesion and cohesion of water by floating paperclips and drops of water on a penny. The students worked with the adhesion and cohesion activity provided by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). The Stream Model Trailer discussed the erosion of our soil and watersheds. The Long Haul had students learning about how we lived in the 1800s and why it was important to conserve water then and still today. The Stormwater Pollution Race took kids through the waterways and where trash and pollution end up. The Water Cycle Bingo game taught the kids how the cycle works. Madison School was not able to attend the event in Eureka. The district and the Farm Service Agency technician provided a small water event at their school on May 2, for the fourth grade class.
The event was made possible by the Greenwood County and Wilson County Conservation Districts and partner agencies: Natural Resource Conservation Service, KDWP, The Kansas Water Office and Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams.
Submitted by Keila Sherman
