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What do you think a watershed is?
Can you think of any examples?
IntroductionInvitation | ExplorationExplanation | Taking Action | Conclusion
Introduction:
In this lesson, you will begin to investigate the characteristics and importance of watersheds.
Invitation:
Objective: When you finish this lesson, you will know what a watershed is and why watersheds are important.
Materials: Computer with Internet access.
The Survey:
Survey 5 people to learn and document how much they know about watersheds.
Does their understand match what you know about watersheds?
Discuss the information in your groups, your class, or with your friends and teachers. Click here use the Group e-mail?
Then post the information from your survey on the Watershed Bulletin Board. Be creative and be sure to tell us what you learned from this survey
Play the watershed game! Yeah, a game...is this learning?
This game will help you learn about watersheds and understand what watersheds do.
Explanation:
Working together - sharing what we learned:
Form teams and make a presentation to your classmates on watersheds. You might want to use Power point, pictures, or any other creative way to show what your class presented to each other.
Post your ideas, presentations, pictures, or other information on the Watershed Bulletin Board!
What can you do to learn more about the watersheds in which you live?
How would your watershed compare to watersheds around the world or next to you? Click here use the Group e-mail?
Visit the United States Geologic Service's web site for further information about water and watersheds..
Conclusion:
We have discussed the different components of soil. In another lesson you will learn what plants grow best in various soils.
Links: Watersheds
around the United States...find yours! Look at others!
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the Group e-mail?