SCIENCE FUN
AT SECCHI DAY
By Karen Rice • Official Kids Mag
Photos by Susan Ugalde
Hey kids, did you know that Beaver Lake
is the source of drinking water for one in
seven people in Arkansas? Plus, it's one of
our most beautiful natural resources.
Some kids around town recently learned
all about the water we drink and had a
lot of fun at the 14th annual Secchi Day at
beautiful Prairie Creek Park on Beaver Lake in
Rogers.
The free science festival and water appreciation
event was for all ages. Secchi Day is named for the
Secchi disk, a device that measures water clarity. Early
in the morning, citizen science volunteers, using their
own boats, collected water samples and took readings
using a Secchi disk by dropping it in the water to see
how clear the water was.
The activities on the lakeshore focused on the
importance of Beaver Lake for the quality of life in
northwest Arkansas.
Kids and their families spent time with education
specialists doing fun science activities, visiting the Beaver
Lake Fire Department truck, trying a kayak, making
crafts to take home, listening to mini-concerts, making
handmade instruments, singing songs and more. There
were stations for learning about the ecology of the lake
and how to create your own Secchi disk.
There were also free healthy snacks and lunch,
giveaways, prize drawings and more.
One mom said her children were not excited about
going at first, but once they got there they had so much
fun with all the activities and didn't want to leave!
6 • Off icialKidsMag.com • OC TOBER 2019
