Does everyone
in the world live in a watershed? Yes--and students all around the
world study watersheds. Some of these are in or near national parks.
Here at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, classes are making connections
with students and teachers in Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia
to share their experiences, knowledge, and ideas concerning local
rivers and the land they drain. Find out how learning flows when parks
become classrooms.
Our rivers are
working rivers, affected by people and changed by natural processes.
They are monitored because their health is at risk, potentially influencing
the quality of life in communities locally and downstream. Each is
associated with a national park: Cuyahoga
Valley National Park, New
River Gorge National River, and Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore. Start with our map sequence to explore
the geography of each in more depth. This includes web quest challenges
to spark more in-depth study and links to get your investigation started.
If you are already oriented to our project, link below for the latest
updates from our five partner schools, including student-to-student
conversations comparing and contrasting their watersheds. For more
background information, select project
overview, project goals, and project
participants.
