4th GRADE TUCSON WATER JOURNEYSTUDENT ASSESSMENT

Dear Teachers,

The purpose of this student questionnaire is to assess student learning due to their participation in the Water Journey unit (the pre and post field trip lessons, and the field trip itself). Teachers should administer the questionnaire before beginning the pre-trip lessons and after finishing the unit (including the post-trip lessons). Prior to the Water Journey unit, please tell students that this is not a test, and they may or may not know the answers. Students will need about half an hour to complete the questionnaire. Please administer the post-trip questionnaire no more than four weeks after the Water Festival. The key is available if you are interested in grading it for your own classroom purposes. Otherwise, APW will analyze the data the summer after the Water Festival and compile the results in an impact report.

Pre- and post-unit student assessments should be sent to:

Arizona Project WETUniversity of Arizona

Water Resources Research Center350 N Campbell AveTucson, AZ 85716

Listed below is the color of the paper used for each questionnaire:

Pre-festival student questionnaire = GREEN

Post-festival student questionnaire = YELLOW

OR clearly distinguish pre and post questionnaires! Were there any issues that affected you or your students in the process of conducting the assessments? Please explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The package should be sent no more than 5 weeks after your field trip to Sweetwater Wetlands.

Student Assessment – 4th Grade Tucson Water Journey

Circle one: Pre Post

Name: ________________ Date: ___________School: ______________Teacher: ____________

1) Circle the word or phrase that best completes this sentence: A _______ is a land area that drains to the low points.

a. storm water eventb. rock bedc. groundwaterd. watershede. water hole

2) What form is water when it goes into a plant? (Circle the correct letter.)

a. Gasb. Solidc. Liquid

3) What form is water when it goes out of a plant? (Circle the correct letter.)

a. Liquidb. Gas c. Solid

4) Which earth material will water move more slowly through? (Circle the best answer.)

a. Gravelb. Sandc. It will travel the same speed through both.d. It won’t move through either.

5) Circle the sentences that are TRUE about watershed managers. Put an X through the sentences that are FALSE about watershed managers.

6) What is technology? (Circle ALL that are correct.)

a. Only objects that use electricity.b. Only things that connect to the internet.c. Anything that makes our lives easier or better.d. Only things that use a motor.

7) Look at the diagram below of the groundwater and surface water connection. If the wells in the diagram keep pumping out water what would happen? (Circle the correct letter.)

a. The groundwater level will go up and the river water level will go down.b. The groundwater level will go up and the river water level will go up.c. The groundwater level will go down and the river water level will go down.d. The groundwater level will go down and the river water level will go up.

8) Circle the sentences that are TRUE about groundwater. Put an X through the sentences

that are FALSE about groundwater.

9) The arrows in the drawing below show the direction of water moving through the water

cycle. Use the drawing to answer the question below.

I am a watershed manager.

Only adults are watershed managers.

Picking up trash at school helps manage the watershed.

Only people with jobs can manage the watershed.

Everyone is responsible for managing the

Groundwater is not part of the water cycle.

Groundwater never moves.

Groundwater is part of our drinking water supply.

Groundwater goes through the spaces between sand and rocks.

Groundwater forms a big lake

Write in the letter of the arrow next to the matching process.

Percolation _____Runoff _____

Condensation _____ Transpiration _____

10) The data points on the graph below tell us that as population has increased in Arizona over time, water usage has decreased.

Why might this have happened? Circle the best answer.

a. People have installed water conservation technology in their homes and businesses.b. People don’t need to drink water as much.c. People have less ability to get water into their homes and businesses.d. Businesses don’t need to use water to make their products anymore.

11) Read the description below and circle the correct answer.

The area you live in does not have a lot of rainfall. During the year the total amount of rainfall equals 7 inches. There is a lot of evapotranspiration where you live. During the year the total amount of evapotranspiration is 74 inches. What type of climate do you live in?

a. I live in a humid tropical climate.b. I live in a cold subarctic climate.c. I live in a dry arid climate.

12) Below are statements about the relationships between your local water cycle and your local watershed. (Circle the letter of all that are correct.)

a. The amount of water moving through my local water cycle and watershed is always the same.

b. Changes to my local watershed affect how water moves through my local water cycle.c. My local water cycle and local watershed work together to make my community unique.d. Water moves in and out of my local watershed using water cycle processes.

13) The amount of water in my local watershed and water cycle impacts the availability of water for my community and the rest of Arizona. (Circle the correct answer.)

True

False