Beneath the City of Ooze

Beneath the City of Ooze

A Lesson on Stormwater

Beneath the City of Ooze explores the mysterious world beneath our city streets—the world of sewers. In this adventure, the Secret Agent Worms dive into a storm sewer system to find out why Sparkle Lake is becoming polluted and what sewers have to do with it.

What Does the Book Teach?

  • What is stormwater?
  • What's the difference between storm sewers and sanitary sewers?
  • How do storm sewers work?
  • Does stormwater go through a treatment process?
  • What is infiltration?
  • What kinds of contaminants can get into storm sewers?
  • What are detention ponds?
  • How do street sweepers prevent pollution?
  • How do you dispose of hazardous waste?
  • What are grass filter strips?
  • How can we keep pollution out of storm sewers?
  • What is a watershed?

Reading Level

Beneath the City of Ooze is written at a fourth-grade reading level.

Sample Pages

Beneath the City of Ooze pages 18-19 Beneath the City of Ooze pages 22-23 Beneath the City of Ooze pages 28-29

Learning Standards

Find out how the Secret Agent Worm materials meet National Science Education Standards and Illinois Learning Standards.

To Order

Single copy, Beneath the City of Ooze: $7.75
Product Number: SAW-2
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Set of 10, Beneath the City of Ooze: $69
Product Number: SETSAW-2
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“It’s been said that when Dr. Seuss children’s books were first published, they ‘delivered a karate chop to the weary little world of Dick and Jane.’ Well, traditional nonpoint source pollution educational materials may have just received a roundhouse kick to their collective solar plexus, thanks to the Secret Agent Worms. My own two kids—a 10-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy—could not put the book down.”

Don Waye
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

“How did you think of all of these cool things?”

Allen
Grade 3