Second graders examine compost piles and what invertebrates help decompose the organic matter.  In this compost invertebrates lesson students collect invertebrates found in a compost pile and examine them. 

In this Delaware activity, students answer multiple choice questions about Delaware's famous people, places, and history. Students answer 10 questions.

Role play community members who are both for and against the construction of a dam. Research the pros and cons and then hold a classroom debate. This activity ideally follows a series of stream studies, links to which are included. Use...

Young scholars work together to examine water quality. They identify the indicators of water quality and complete an experiment. They discuss their results.

Students explore the concept of food webs.  In this food web lesson, students demonstarte the connection between species.  Students use a ball of string show how the food web works, then have a class discussion. 

Learners explain why dissolved oxygen is important in aquatic ecosystems. They evaluate the optimal dissolved oxygen levels for living organisms.

Students are introduced to the concepts of a watershed, stream flow and water quality. This five-day plan is an excellent way to introduce students to the concepts involved. They create their own watershed using a paper bag, water and...

Middle schoolers investigate the presence of specific organisms in a freshwater habitat to determine the quality of that habitat. They conduct a field study and distinguish and classify organisms found during the field study.

Students test water for its quality and record their information.In this water quality lesson, students investigate water for pH, macro invertebrates and identify its characteristics. Students complete worksheets on their data for their...

Students recognize that for a trout habitat to be ideal, several components must be present.  For this trout lesson, students explore what makes a healthy stream.  Students create paintings for a mural of a trout habitat....

Students work as a team to gather organisms from a stream to evaluate if the water quality is excellent, good, or fair to poor.

  In this pond worksheet, students study aspects associated with pond water and pond life.  Students complete 26 fill in the blank questions to complete the data chart of observations.    

Students conduct an experiment using a small sample from a local water source. They introduce fertilizers and pesticides, separately, and carefully examine the results in their simulated aquatic ecosystem.

Students participate in a field and laboratory study to determine if local freshwater mussels are environmentally stressed.

Students study the importance of clean water to the survival of organisms and what activiities and material pollute water. They measure the temperature of water samples and create a class graph.

Eleventh graders examine a local body of water.  In this science instructional activity, 11th graders collect water samples to test.  Students analyze the data and make conclusions.  Students create tables and graphs of...

Students learn how to flyfish and learn that flyfishing plays an important role in protecting, and restoring coldwater fisheries. In this flyfishing lesson plan, students learn the art of flyfishing and learn about the natural feeding...

Learners observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes instructional activity students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 

Students have trout in their classroom and complete journaling, checklists, temperature checking, and ammonia level recording. For this trout lesson plan, take weekly observation records of their trout.

Young scholars develop lessons which they teach to younger students in a type of outdoor education camp.

Students investigate the relationship between dissolved oxygen and organic materials and aquatic organisms. This is a 3-instructional activity series in which students explore dissolved oxygen and then design an experiment testing the...

Students are presented with a hypothetical situation to investigate the water quality of the James River. They are given data to analyze and put into the graphic organizer that is included to help solve the problem. The lesson includes...

Seventh graders discuss water quality, water availability and water resources and how water is used in the world around them. They view a video on water quality then test for pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen to indicate water quality.

Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.