Waters Journey The Hidden Rivers of FL
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:28 amLiz's post about THe Dudley Farm & Devil's Millhopper she and Nan visited on Thanksgiving Day mentioned water going into the aquifer. It made me think of a PBS special I saw. Liz had seen it too and found an online link where you can watch it. I looked it up on Amazon and there are videos available. The reviewers express my thoughts on the wonderful film, that it should be shown in schools. The underwater journey of the divers is filmed beautifully and will shock you as to what they find.
Liz's post about The Dudley Farm & Devil's Millhopper she and Nan visited on Thanksgiving Day mentioned water going into the aquifer. It made me think of a PBS special I saw. Liz had seen it too and found an online link where you can watch it. I looked it up on Amazon and there are videos available. The reviewers express my thoughts on the wonderful film, that it should be shown in schools. The underwater journey of the divers is filmed beautifully and will shock you as to what they find.
Waters Journey-The Hidden Rivers of FL
http://www.amazon.com/Waters-Journey-Hi ... B00014E9IO
Here are a couple of reviews from amazon.
"This is a terrific film. It has a very basic premise-what you discard today may be what you drink tomorrow. The video has illustrated the point in the best way I've ever seen it done. There can be no mistake about the connection between the aquifer (underground) water and activities on the surface.
Two particular things are great about the video. It's got a touch of humor. No dry, boring science here! The other is that the purpose of the video is conservation. But it's imminently practical. There's no suggestion we should go back to living in the stone age. The show gives several examples of what farmers and homeowners can do in their own lives to really make a difference-without sacrificing our modern lifestyle!
As a teacher and a cave diver seeing Water's Journey on PBS in October motivated me to write a unit for my classroom using Water's Journey as the outline. Making aquifers, discussing the plight of our water, testing water and becoming aware of our wonderful resource that is being misused by all of us.
The classroom discussions that this movie prompted were both energizing and powerful. This movie brings out what is known as "A Teachable Moment". These moments are the moments that teachers look forward to. Be prepared to watch this movie more than once."
Liz's post about The Dudley Farm & Devil's Millhopper she and Nan visited on Thanksgiving Day mentioned water going into the aquifer. It made me think of a PBS special I saw. Liz had seen it too and found an online link where you can watch it. I looked it up on Amazon and there are videos available. The reviewers express my thoughts on the wonderful film, that it should be shown in schools. The underwater journey of the divers is filmed beautifully and will shock you as to what they find.
Waters Journey-The Hidden Rivers of FL
http://www.amazon.com/Waters-Journey-Hi ... B00014E9IO
Here are a couple of reviews from amazon.
"This is a terrific film. It has a very basic premise-what you discard today may be what you drink tomorrow. The video has illustrated the point in the best way I've ever seen it done. There can be no mistake about the connection between the aquifer (underground) water and activities on the surface.
Two particular things are great about the video. It's got a touch of humor. No dry, boring science here! The other is that the purpose of the video is conservation. But it's imminently practical. There's no suggestion we should go back to living in the stone age. The show gives several examples of what farmers and homeowners can do in their own lives to really make a difference-without sacrificing our modern lifestyle!
As a teacher and a cave diver seeing Water's Journey on PBS in October motivated me to write a unit for my classroom using Water's Journey as the outline. Making aquifers, discussing the plight of our water, testing water and becoming aware of our wonderful resource that is being misused by all of us.
The classroom discussions that this movie prompted were both energizing and powerful. This movie brings out what is known as "A Teachable Moment". These moments are the moments that teachers look forward to. Be prepared to watch this movie more than once."