M2.L2.A2 (Water Pumping STARTER base model) REMIX ValerieArmstrong

This is the base model of a water pump for the Shared Water Resources module. It is remixed from the Project GUTS starter model and intended for a 6th grade science class.

Project GUTS model:
The turtles do the drawing of earth, sky, and pump. Then the water in the ground is added with the "create groundwater" procedure using recursion. Next, water gets pulled by the force of gravity, slowly percolating through the ground. Water gets drawn up into the pump (and used but this part of the cycle is not shown). Finally, the water is "recycled" as rain, falling quickly through the sky, where it has a chance of evaporating.

Additions:
This model starts with a data box that counts the "groundwater." For simplicity's sake, it includes all water on the screen, not just the water in the ground at any given moment. This also includes a data box to count how much water has been pumped. The pump is called #1 in anticipation of students adding one or more additional pumps.

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