Monitoring Creek Health

Correlations to "A Child's Place in the Environment"
California's State Approved Environmental Education Curriculum

	"Monitoring Creek Health" Unit
	PRE-VISIT					ON-SITE	POST VISIT
	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Field Journal	#1	#2	#3	#4
A Child's Place in the Environment: Grade 6 Lessons
What Are Some Componenets of an Ecosystem?			X
What Role Does Diversity Play in an Ecosystem?			X			X			X	X
How Does the Sun's Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem?			X				X
What Interrelationships and Niches Can Be Identified in an Ecosystem?			X
What Cycles Exist in an Ecosystem and How Do They Sustain an Ecosystem?						X
What Examples of Ecological Principles Can Be Observed in an Ecosystem?						X			X
What Are the Components and Relationships of Human Communities and How Do They Compare to Ecosystems?						X			X	X
What Are Som Limiting Factors in Human Communities and in Ecosystems?		X								X
How Do Energy Sources Used in Human Communities Compare to Those Used in Ecosystems?
How Can Organic Solid Waste in Human Communities Be Composted?								X
How is Land Used by Our Community and How Are Land-Use Decisions Made?
How Can the Disposal of Solid Waste Affect the Quality of the Environment?								X	X
How Does the Motor Vehicle Transportation System Affect the Environment?
How Do Human Beings Affectg Watersheds?	X				X	X		X		X
What Human Actions Enhance, Protect, and Sustain the Quality of the Environment?					X	X		X	X	X
What Have Communities Done to Become More Sustainable?										X
What Projects Can Students Implement to Make Their Classrom and School or Community More Sustainable?	X							X	X	X