Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Australian Wetlands Designer
The Powerhouse Museum of Sydney, Australia presents "Australian Wetlands Designer" from the exhibit "Australian Designers at Work". Meet wetlands designer Peter Adcock and learn about the relatively new field of environmental design,...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Why Are Wetlands Important?
Find out why wetlands provide natural water quality, flood protection, erosion control, recreation and aesthetic appreciation, and natural products.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Works Everywhere: Fishing for a Future
Students explore sustainable fishing through a specific case study in Peru, which is home to one of the world's largest fisheries. [7 min, 34 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Other
Alberta Environment: Wetlands: Webbed Feet Not Required (Poster) [Pdf]
A detailed color poster of a wetlands environment. The background shows an urban area as well as farmers at work, both potential threats to a wetlands ecosystem. It is meant to accompany a unit by the same name.
Other
Great Lakes Now Virtual Field Trip
Embark on a virtual field trip that covers three main components: coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon. The videos are short and targeted at middle schoolers.
NOAA
Noaa: Ocean Facts on Coastal Development
Resource provides facts on Coastal Development as well as how it affects you.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Wetlands and Runoff
This thorough resource examines how untreated runoff impacts wetlands, efforts by the EPA to educate landowners on how to protect wetlands, the use of wetlands to treat runoff, and current EPA programs that address runoff.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Wetlands Protection
This resource provides information regarding what private citizens can do to slow the rate of wetland loss and to improve the quality of our remaining wetlands.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Neighborhood Wetlands
In this Environmental Science and Engineering field activity, young scholars will map a neighborhood wetland and generate various watershed questions. Students will identify engineered structures in or around this wetland and consider...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Protecting Wetlands From Exurban Development
Students will take on the role of land-use planner using My World GISTM tools in order to determine the best location for issuing a fifty-acre development permit and then navigate land-use, wetland, and political geography data.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring Characteristics of Wetlands
Young scholars will use the RSIS maps to identify a wetland site for an environmental club. They use different criteria in selecting their sites, as well as determining what information is important to them when creating and comparing...
Other
Sdnhm: Mangrove Wetlands
Students examine the mangrove wetlands. Some topics included are the origin of mangroves, mangrove species, mangrove forests, and the protection of mangrove forests.
US Fish and Wildlife Service
U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service: Wetlands, Marshes, Tracks in the Mud
This resource presents information about wetland ecosystems and the importance of habitat conservation in this resource and then try an interactive activity to identify tracks of wetland animals.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Seasonal Wetlands
Identify the four types of seasonal wetlands found across the earth. There are fresh water and salt water marshes, bogs, and swamps.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Fresh Water Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes freshwater ecosystems such as lakes, wetlands and swamps.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Creating Vernal Pools
Learn the importance of creating vernal pools for habitat diversity.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Fen Wetlands
Sometimes called rich fens, find out about these saturated environments that are fed with mineral-rich groundwater and occur at low points or slopes in the landscape where the soil surface is intercepted by the water table.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Wetlands
Find out how to support wetland plants and animals in a backyard habitat.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Bog Wetlands
Find out why bogs are one of the most unique and fascinating types of wetlands in North America.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: There Is Something in the Water
The United States is losing 60,000 acres of wetlands each year. Is this good or bad? Does anyone really want to live in swamps, fens, bogs, and marshes? Or is it better economics to drain the wetlands for other purposes like agricultural...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Wetlands and Nature
This concise site discusses the fact that wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, play an integral part in the ecology of the watershed, and also have a role in atmospheric maintenance.
National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: Ohio's Wetland Wonderland [Pdf]
This is a well developed lesson plan on Ohio's wetlands. This resource includes comprehensive information, an assessment, and supporting pictures. The resource is in PDF form.
Other
Kiwc: What Is the Wise Use of Wetlands?
There are ways to keep using wetlands without disturbing animals and plants living in their natural environment. This succinct site lists those ways.
Other
The Importance of Wetlands
What are wetlands? Why are wetlands important? These two topics are covered in this clear and succinct site.