2. Exhibit Details
•
Budget- District approved
$55,000 in 2011
•
Trai
ler
30
%
Timeline- 8 month process from
purchase of trailer to first visit
•
•
Grap
hics
15%
Staff- 1-2 person staff for events
Trailer Use- about 60-80 days
out of the year
Trailer
Convers
ion
22%
Aqu
ifer
Mo
del
33%
5. Public Education Exhibit
• Who is our target audience?
•
- 6-8th grades
(10 months out of the year)
•
•
- Community events and
other county programs (on
•
demand)
What do we teach?
Watersheds
O&G
Aquifers
Permeability
Groundwater
Porosity
Non-point and point source pollution
6. According to the 2011 STAAR test, the most
missed question of any science related
section was….
„aquifer.‟
6
17. Aquifer Exhibit in the
News
Publication in Nocona News
Published in Bowie News
18.
19. Student Responses
•866 students surveyed
•76% responded with active
responses toward future
conservation efforts
•100% of schools requested to
schedule visits next year
Students were asked:
“How will you implement water conservation
in your home?”