Lesson Plan

Watershed Lessons

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Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Science
Lesson Duration:
90 Minutes

Essential Question

What is a watershed and why is it important?

How do we learn about and protect watersheds?

Objective

Students will be able to define what a watershed is.
Students will be able to explain why a watershed is important.
Students will be able to read and share science material.
Students will be able to measure and define the aspects of a healthy watershed.

Preparation

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Materials

Download Watershed lesson

Download Watershed factors checklist

Download What is a Watershed Student Activity

Download Water Quality Student Sheet

Download Turbidity Activity

Download Intro to Salinity

Download Intro to Phosphates

Download Intro to Plankton

Download Zooplankton and Phytoplankton 1

Download Zooplankton and Phytoplankton 2

Download Freshwater vs Oceanwater plankton

Download Zooplankton Graphs

Download TUVA for Data

Procedure

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Last updated: March 28, 2022