"Water is a limited resource that requires care"
Aquifer, geology, groundwater, infiltration, pollution, the life of a water droplet-these are topics that Krista Drendel & Rocío Muhs's K1 students at Missoula International School investigated during their class visit from Watershed Education Network.
Students got the opportunity to travel the world as a water droplet in a Project Wet game called The Incredible Journey. Program Director Josh Gubits engaged the class in thinking about the water beneath our feet with the groundwater flow model. Students excitedly watched and made predictions as the aquifer was "polluted" and water was drawn from different wells along the aquifer. 
Then the class headed outside to build their own groundwater experiment. First they decided what they wanted their aquifer to do with the water, then they predicted which layers to add (clay, sand, stone, dirt) and in what proportions. Students observed the amount of filtration and the time it took for water to flow through their aquifer.
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