http://www.sacsplash.org/_taxonomy/term/286/all en http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/microscope-station <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-documents"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0734_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=88234">_DSC0734.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0733.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=12541164">_DSC0733.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0792.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=10578840">_DSC0792.jpg</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>At the microscope station, the students get to see things that few kids (or adults for that matter) ever get a chance to see! They peer through microscopes and identify live specimens of aquatic <abbr title="Small animals without backbones."><a class="glossary-term" href="/glossary/term/132">invertebrate</a></abbr>s that inhabit the vernal pools at Mather.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/microscope-station" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Inside the Splash Center Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000 emily 518 at http://www.sacsplash.org http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/watershed-model <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-documents"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/PL-031_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=745929">PL-031.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0776_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=48953">_DSC0776.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0774.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=12805795">_DSC0774.jpg</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>The Splash Elementary Curriculum contains strong messages about protecting water quality throughout our <abbr title="All the land connected by the fresh water flowing through it."><a class="glossary-term" href="/glossary/term/290">watershed</a></abbr>s. The concept of a watershed can be difficult to grasp. We&rsquo;ve found the best way to help students understand it is to experiment with a model of an urban area with streams flowing through it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/watershed-model" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Inside the Splash Center Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0000 emily 519 at http://www.sacsplash.org http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/critterville <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-documents"><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0738.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=60066">_DSC0738.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/Herp_Program_3_2.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=316327">Herp_Program_3.jpg</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/sites/sacsplashbackup.org/files/photos/_DSC0742.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=10862549">_DSC0742.jpg</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Critterville is frequently the highlight of a student's time inside the Center. The students get &ldquo;up close and personal&rdquo; with live animals that are commonly found in and around the vernal pools at Mather.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sacsplash.org/inside-splash-center/critterville" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Inside the Splash Center Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 emily 520 at http://www.sacsplash.org