He is a happy little fish He has lived in the same little stream for his whole life He has decided to go on an adventure He has left his little stream below Philadelphia, and decided to head north.

On the first day of Freddie’s adventure he came upon a farm The banks of the river that ran along the farmland had been plowed The farmer had also used a great deal of fertilizer and pesticides to make sure his crops would grow. Where did the pesticides and fertilizers go when it began to rain?

The next day, Freddie came upon an area where new houses were being built Because of the construction, the ground had been torn up What happens when it rains on a construction site?

The next day the stream Freddie was traveling in joined the Delaware River putting him right next to the city. Philadelphia is a big city, with lots of roads and parking lots. On these roads and parking lots are many oil stains which have come from leaking cars. And also lots of trash on the streets in the city. Where does all that trash and oil go when it rains?

Freddie discovered with a little investigation that in the city the trash and oil off the streets washed down into sewer holes that dump into the Delaware River.

The next day, Freddie came upon The Walt Whitman Bridge. It was the middle of wintertime now, so snow and rain fell a lot To prevent the bridge from freezing, the PENN-DOT people put salt on the bridge When the snow and ice melted, where did all the salt go?

When the springtime rolled around, Freddie was next to a city park. Picnickers had carelessly left their garbage on the ground. When the spring storms hit, where did that garbage go?

Story care of Debbie Grammar, University of Texas El Paso, 1995 Presentation created by Eva Murphy and Marissa Pappas AmeriCorps VISTAs, 2002