WATERWATER

Your reading/viewing guide for this unit

Your reading/viewing guide for this unit

And now we begin looking at the

parts, the pieces of the systems

And now we begin looking at the

parts, the pieces of the systems

Water: Our most important system Water: Our most important system

But FIRST, But FIRST,

Let’s do a check in.How are you feeling? What is

going on with you today? Are you ready to learn???

I hope so….. I am. Are you coming over to my house?

You’re invited!

Let’s do a check in.How are you feeling? What is

going on with you today? Are you ready to learn???

I hope so….. I am. Are you coming over to my house?

You’re invited!

Do you know what’s next?

Can you remember the

pattern?

Do you know what’s next?

Can you remember the

pattern?

YEAH!The best of last week: patterns

Click here to post! HERE!

YEAH!The best of last week: patterns

Click here to post! HERE!

To get into the spirit of WATER, I

want you to smell.

To get into the spirit of WATER, I

want you to smell.

Close your eyes if you want to.

Walking along the ocean Swimming at Chena Hot Springs

Pumping water out of the tundra to drink

Are there other places where you’ve smelled a certain water smell before?

Close your eyes if you want to.

Walking along the ocean Swimming at Chena Hot Springs

Pumping water out of the tundra to drink

Are there other places where you’ve smelled a certain water smell before?

The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

Incase you forgot 4th grade.Incase you forgot 4th grade.

BlueGold snippet 1, BlueGold snippet 2, BlueGold snippet 3,

PLEASE SING IT! :-) HERE

But the water cycle is changing.

This movie: Blue Gold is also very good if you want to watch it. It’s not required though.

Make sure you are taking notes. It’s sure easier than going back to remember what you learned.

Make sure you are taking notes. It’s sure easier than going back to remember what you learned.

If you haven’t been following thetroubles the oceans are in, and even if you have been, please read

Post Carbon Institute Reader, chapter 7

And watch A Sea Change IF you can.

At least watch the trailer.

So what can you do about it?

So what can you do about it?

“Slow it, Spread it, Sink it”

Read this article on Rainwater Harvesting:

“Slow it, Spread it, Sink it”

Read this article on Rainwater Harvesting:

You COULD build a rain garden. See Anchorage’s plan here

You can make water usage more

efficient in your home

You can make water usage more

efficient in your home

Read this article on Grey Water! Read this article on Grey Water!

You could build a constructed

wet land

You could build a constructed

wet land

Read this article!Read this article!

Or you could set up a sand filter

Or you could set up a sand filter

Read this article!Read this article!

If you live on a steep slope like I do…..

If you live on a steep slope like I do…..

this article on KeyLine Planning is for you to

read.Please read it even if you

are a flat lander!

this article on KeyLine Planning is for you to

read.Please read it even if you

are a flat lander!

You noticed in Yeomans scale that

water is the 3rd hardest thing to

change.

You noticed in Yeomans scale that

water is the 3rd hardest thing to

change.

This video will blow your mind.

It’s really fascinating.

This video will blow your mind.

It’s really fascinating.

Geoff Lawton is a very famous permaculturist!

So how do we do that here in Alaska?

So how do we do that here in Alaska?

This video is about Oregon This video is about Oregon

Here’s pictures of Kira and Neil Wagner’s pond in

Homer. It’s very similar to

the Oregon video.

Here’s pictures of Kira and Neil Wagner’s pond in

Homer. It’s very similar to

the Oregon video.

Another great paper

Another great paper

Skim this----unless you are really interested in the details.

Skim this----unless you are really interested in the details.

Your last readingYour last reading

Pamphlet #11 in the Mollison/Jeeves

Curriculum hand-out

Pamphlet #11 in the Mollison/Jeeves

Curriculum hand-out

Now it’s your turnNow it’s your turn

Find your favorite Grey Water System on You

Tube and post the link in the comment box with an

explanation of why it’s your favorite.

Find your favorite Grey Water System on You

Tube and post the link in the comment box with an

explanation of why it’s your favorite.

Fairly easy reading/viewing this

week!

Cool beans!

Fairly easy reading/viewing this

week!

Cool beans!

Don’t forget to go over and post your notes of

these readings/viewings to your Personal Blog

Don’t forget to go over and post your notes of

these readings/viewings to your Personal Blog

When you are ready…..

When you are ready…..

I’ll see you over at the UNIT 3 Week 1

assignment page

I’ll see you over at the UNIT 3 Week 1

assignment pageThank you in Inupiat If I spelled it right.

POST your synopsis on theCLASS BLOG!