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Taming a River

Taming a River science lab
Taming a River science lab
 

During a ranger facilitated visit this curriculum spans time and crosses borders while analyzing how mining operations affect the environment. From fish to plants, water routes to soil composition, mining operations affect all the components that make up a healthy watershed.

In this three part activity:

1. Students will learn about watersheds and their components, various types of mining techniques, and ways to study impacts of mining upon the environment.

2. Learn how to make a scientific inquiry and to interpret its results.

3. In the third part of the lesson students will perform their experiment using the scientific method.

 
Taming a River lesson PDF download
Developed by Kelsey Johnson
 

Did You Know?

klondike solar panels

On top of the Klondike Gold Rush visitor center in downtown Seattle a 3KW solar panel array generate electricity