October 2013 TAGD Quarterly Meeting

1. Upper Trinity GCD
Mobile Education Exhibit
Jillian McDonald
TAGD meeting
October 30, 2013
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2. Exhibit Details
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Budget- District approved
$55,000 in 2011
•
Trai
ler
30
%
Timeline- 8 month process from
purchase of trailer to first visit
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Grap
hics
15%
Staff- 1-2 person staff for events
Trailer Use- about 60-80 days
out of the year
Trailer
Convers
ion
22%
Aqu
ifer
Mo
del
33%

3. Aquifer Model
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4. STAAR Test Curriculum
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5. Public Education Exhibit
• Who is our target audience?
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- 6-8th grades
(10 months out of the year)
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- Community events and
other county programs (on
•
demand)
What do we teach?
Watersheds
O&G
Aquifers
Permeability
Groundwater
Porosity
Non-point and point source pollution

6. According to the 2011 STAAR test, the most
missed question of any science related
section was….
„aquifer.‟
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7. District Demographics- Under 18
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Montague- 28.9%
Wise- 32.2%
Parker- 30.2%
Hood- 25.8%

16. Resources

17. Aquifer Exhibit in the
News
Publication in Nocona News
Published in Bowie News

19. Student Responses
•866 students surveyed
•76% responded with active
responses toward future
conservation efforts
•100% of schools requested to
schedule visits next year
Students were asked:
“How will you implement water conservation
in your home?”