Environmental Sciences
The Exploring Your Environment series provides opportunities for youth to engage in learning about environmental science through hands-on, experiential learning experiences in the natural sciences and technology. There's No New Water! is a water conservation and water quality curriculum grounded in the concept that water is a finite natural resource whose quantity and quality must be responsibly preserved, protected, used and reused.
Things to Learn/Do in the Project
Earth's Capacity (Ages 11-13)
- Analyze your environment for abundance and scarcity
- Determine carrying capacity for a specific area
- Study global climate change
- Figure your ecological footprint
Ecosystem Services (ages 11-13)
- Study where your water comes from
- Learn how soil is formed
- Study the energy required to produce food
- Evaluate recreation and ecotourism
There's No New Water (ages 14-18)
- Explore natural water cycle
- Study human interventions that affect water quality and quantity
- Analyze rural to urban interventions in water cycle
- Identify and implement service - learning projects that address local water issues
Project Materials
Reasonably priced materials are available for every project in Kansas 4-H. You can order the materials for your project online or contact your local Extension Office.
Environmental Science (EV100)
- Exploring Your Environment: Earth's Capacity (ages 11-13)
- Exploring Your Environment: Ecosystem Services (ages 11-13)
- There's No New Water (ages 14-18)
General Environmental Science Resources
Project Leader Resources
- Exploring Your Environment: Helper's Guide
- Exploring Kansas Natural Resources
- Environmental Science Challenge Page
