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Riparian Buffers

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Students research the roles of riparian buffers and create a model that shows the role of the buffers in protecting waterways from pollution. They conduct an experiment from which they record their data in this unit which is spread over three weeks.

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rivers, streams

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Grade
5th - 8th
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Science
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21 days
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