Workshops
CATCH, STORE, AND USE RAINWATER:Learn how to construct a rainwater cistern and learn ways to incorporate them into everyday school curriculum
Saturday, October 16th 8:30am – 4:30pm
Northwest Youth Corps Campus
2621 Augusta Street
Eugene, OR 97403
TARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers of Grades 3 – 8
FEE: None
Credit: This workshop is equivalent to three 2-hour sessions from Lane Education Service District
Presenter: Camas Educational Network and Tammie Stark (Rainwater consultant)
This workshop explores ways that a rainwater cistern (as small as 50 gallons) in a schoolyard can function as an educational tool that ties into everyday curriculum. We will discuss how rainwater catchment can successfully support science and math lessons, water conservation, and environmental stewardship. Together we will build a low cost and efficient rainwater cistern to support a school garden greenhouse at the Laurel Valley Farm on the Northwest Youth Corps campus.
Goals/Outcomes
By the end of the training you will:
1. Be prepared with curricular materials/activities related to rainwater catchment that support math (calculate roof water runoff) biological and environmental science curriculum (the role of water within our physical environments/gardens).
2. Be familiar with the components of a rainwater catchment systems.
3. Have participated in putting a rainwater catchment system together.
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Current Number of Attendees: 32
This workshop was organized by the Camas Educational Network with funding from the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality.
Rainwater Catchment Resources
1) Roof runoff calculation formula [PDF]
2) Oregon Smart Guide – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]
3) City of Eugene – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]
4) Eugene Stormwater Manual – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]
