Water: A Portfolio of Student Learning

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Kids wining,

1.  Describe the evolution of NYC's sewage system.  What were some of the challenges that the city faced in its development of a waste removal system?  What are some challenges that still remain?

 In what ways did New York City's location (surrounded by water!) allow it to become a major urban center of the world?  Include in your response the different roles that water played in New York's development throughout history.

 1.      What is an aqueduct? What makes the Croton Aqueduct an aqueduct?

 1.  Using your water log (and average water use from the days you logged), calculate what your average water use per year might be. 

1. What can you me about acids, bases and testing?

1. Why is the water cycle an important factor in one of the earth's process?

 How can we observe the cohesion and adhesion of water?  Give examples that an average person could understand.  Also, you might use counter-examples, of substances that don't display cohesion or adhesion.