The Watery
Earth science unit is SO much fun!
Our bus doubles as a classroom! Our naturalist Jennifer Wolf is teaching the entire day!
Portage/Baseline Waste Water Treatment Plant
Portage/Baseline Waste Water Treatment Plant
Portage/Baseline Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
These honeycomb pieces are used to clean the water.
Loch Alpine Waste Water Treatment Plant
Barton Dam
Barton Dam
Barton Dam
Crossing Barton Dam
Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant
Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant
We
started our day at the Portage/Baseline Lake Waste Water Treatment Plant. Mr. Kangas explains how his treatment plant
works, and quizzes kids about the various numbers involved in the process. Mr. Kangas’ is the “schematic diagram” on
page 35 of the Watery Earth journals.
After Portage/Baseline, we head to Loch Alpine where Mr. Rhulig explains
the cool system HE uses for the 540 customers in Loch Alpine. After eating lunch next to the Huron River at
Delhi Metro-park, we head to Barton Dam where we learn about some Ann Arbor
history and how the dam has been in operation since the early 1900s. Barton Dam is one of four dams on the Huron
River. It was designed by engineer
Gardner Stewart Williams and architect Emil Lorch and built in 1912-13 as part
of the development of hydroelectric power.
The structure is 34 feet high and 1767 feet long. The dam was purchased by the City of Ann
Arbor in 1960 from Detroit Edison and later restarted hydroelectric generation
in 1980.
Next
up: Lake Erie and the Detroit River – Thursday, May 26th J
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