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National Geographic: Exploring Place in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed ActivityNational Geographic: Exploring Place in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Activity
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National Geographic
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4th - 9th
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National Geographic: Exploring Place in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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In this activity, students use the National Geographic FieldScope to examine the Chesapeake Bay watershed and its tributaries, and learn how their location connects to it. They then develop a watershed profile for their location. Includes handouts, a vocabulary list with definitions, and website links.

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watersheds

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watershed profile

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

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