Take A Tour

The diagram at right shows where to find each Water Course exhibit. Reference the numbers on the diagram to the descriptions below. Under the description of each exhibit note the Alabama Course of Study* requirements met for science and social studies for kindergarten through eighth grade. Teachers can use this information to shape lesson plans.

Whether you're a teacher on a classroom outing, a parent, a group leader, or an individual, The Water Course offers facts and experiences to broaden your understanding of water and the environment.

*The Alabama Course of Study encourages students to become informed, responsible and participating citizens at the local, state, national and international levels. A comprehensive core curriculum for students at all grade levels provides rigorous course content and high-level academic standards delineating expected achievement by all students.

First, There Was Water... - A video introducing you to water and its many uses.

SCIENCE:
K- 1, 3, 6, 7, 8
1st- 2, 3, 4, 7, 9
2nd- 1, 4, 7, 9

SCIENCE:
3rd- 4, 7, 10, 12, 13
4th- 5, 7
5th- 4, 9, 10

SCIENCE:
6th- 3, 7
7th- 1, 5, 7
8th- 10, 11

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2, 3, 7, 8

Waste Not, Want Not - A quick lesson about our daily dependence on water and the importance of water conservation.

SCIENCE:
K- 1
1st- 9

SCIENCE:
2nd- 1
3rd- 13

SOCIAL STUDIES:
4th- 16

Water Course One - A simulated helicopter flyover of Alabama's water resources that teaches you the various features of a waterway.

SCIENCE:
K- 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
1st- 2, 3, 4, 7
2nd- 1, 4, 7, 8

SCIENCE:
3rd- 10, 13
4th- 5, 7
5th- 4, 90

SCIENCE:
6th- 2, 3, 7
7th- 1, 7
8th- 10

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11
4th- 1, 2, 6, 10, 16
5th- 1, 3, 6

River Critters - An aquarium full of fish and other aquatic life that call Alabama's waterways home.

SCIENCE:
K- 1,6, 7, 8
1st- 2, 4, 7
2nd- 1, 5, 6, 7

SCIENCE:
3rd- 10, 13
4th- 5, 7
5th- 9

SCIENCE:
6th- 7
7th- 1, 7

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2, 3

Who Does What - A look at how some people make a living by working with water. You even get a chance to try some of their interesting jobs.

SCIENCE:
K- 3, 6, 7, 8
1st- 1, 4, 7, 9
2nd- 1, 4, 6, 7

SCIENCE:
3rd- 7, 10, 13
4th- 5, 6, 7
5th- 1, 9

SCIENCE:
6th- 7
7th- 1

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2, 3, 7, 8
6th- 15

Message in the Bottle - See the original message and bottle that floated in the Coosa River for 19 years before they were discovered in a Renew Our Rivers cleanup.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2, 7, 8
6th- 15
7th- 12

Mitchell Dam Tour - A video tour of a local Alabama Power dam shows how a hydroelectric facility works.

SCIENCE:
K- 1, 3, 4, 8
1st- 3, 7
2nd- 1, 2, 4, 7

SCIENCE:
3rd- 4, 5
4th- 4, 7
5th- 4

SCIENCE:
8th- 9, 10, 11

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 2
4th- 12, 16

Renew Our Rivers - Guide your own robot at a very special Renew Our Rivers cleanup. Learn how Alabama Power and many partner organizations, work together to get the trash out of our state’s rivers and lakes.

SCIENCE:
2nd- 1, 4
3rd- 10
4th- 7

SCIENCE:
7th- 7

SOCIAL STUDIES:
2nd- 5, 6, 7
3rd- 3, 6, 8
4th- 16
6th- 14

Water Whys: The Game Show - Test your water knowledge and learn more water facts with this fun game.

SCIENCE:
K- 1, 8
1st- 2, 4, 7, 8
2nd- 1, 6, 9

SCIENCE:
3rd- 10, 13
4th- 5
5th- 9

SCIENCE:
6th- 3, 7

SOCIAL STUDIES:
2nd- 9
3rd- 1, 3
7th- Geography: 10

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker - See an example of this bird in its natural habitat and learn how Alabama Power and its partners are helping this endangered species survive.

SCIENCE:
K- 6, 7
1st- 1, 2, 4, 9
2nd- 6

SCIENCE:
3rd- 7, 10, 13
4th- 5, 6
5th- 9

SCIENCE:
7th- 1, 4, 5, 7

SOCIAL STUDIES:
3rd- 1, 2, 3
4th- 1, 16
6th- 15
7th- Geography: 8, 9, 12