Investigate - How are wetland habitats an essential part of a community's ecosystem? Habitat Information: Vocabulary to Master:
What is a wetland? Complete a Frayer Model for Wetlands - doc. format | pdf. format Relationships - Three broad categories are used to describe the relationship of wetlands to other surface waters:
List several natural events that may impact a wetland habitat. Explain why preserving wetlands is important for maintaining biodiversity. How does having a wetland benefit the landowner and the community? Select one: acid mine drainage, nonpoint source pollution (runoff), soil erosion or dredging/draining.
Riparian Buffers - School Property Runoff Investigation - action activity
Analyze - Listen to A Bog's Goodbye - What do you think - Intervene? Let it go?
Evaluate - Identify a location, at your school or community park, where a wetland habitat could be developed or should be protected and preserved.
Observation skills builders: Hole | Pool | Water (basic) Complete Lentic or Lotic Ecosystems. (basic)
Map and inventory local wetlands (mid to advanced) Wetland Ecology Dilemmas investigation Wetlands: Habitat / Mammals / Birds / Macrovertebrates - Aquatic Insects / Plants & trees / Amphibians / Conclusions Food Web Relationships / Wetland Ecology Vocabulary Exercise / Life Cycles / Mammal Morphology: compare - contrast Bats are our Buddies / Amphibians Internet Activity / Wetland or Frog Song activity / Competition Conundrums Just Ducky - crossword puzzle / Name that Duck practice / Eagles Evaluation / Wetland Poem Project Citizen Science Projects - collect some data / Collecting data pdf. - doc. / Digital Science Journal Wetlands Trees of Pennsylvania Puzzle / Monitor Wetland / Environmental/Energy Issue Video Project Water & Watershed Studies / Environmental careers / Great Outdoors Celebration - pbl Nature / Milkweed & Monarch Butterfly Mania / Bluebirds Project / Best Treat of All / Fields, Fencerows & Meadows Internet Hunts / Plants and People / School Habitat Garden Project / Puzzles & Projects / Pennsylvania Projects / Site map / Home posted 12/2001 Cindy O'Hora, Updated 1/2009
Save a tree - How to make a Digital Answer Sheet: Highlight the text of the questions on this web page, copy them - Edit .. Copy. Open a text document or word processing document. Paste the questions into the blank document. Answer the questions in the word processing document in a contrasting color (NOT YELLOW) or font (avoid fancy fonts like: , Symbol, or ). Save frequently as you work. I do not like losing my work. You will not like it either. Submit your assignment via an electronic class dropbox or email attachment. Save a copy of your work on your computer. Proof read your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. Make Your Own Printed answer sheet. Tech Tip: Working in a group or in two different places like the library & home? You do not have to be physically together to work together. Watch Google Docs video TAI - How could you use free, Google Docs to do a project? How would this facilitate group projects? |