Project Wetlands

Maybe you've seen land that is covered in water, not deep enough for a lake or pond, but deep enough that the water stays throughout the year. This area is called a wetland, and during a five-day activity, learners investigate wetlands,...

Tenth graders research information about wetlands. In this ecology lesson, 10th graders create a PowerPoint presentation about their research. They go on a field trip and discuss their experience.

Students compare wetland functions and values, and select those to be incorporated in the planned wetland. They formulate goals for the project as they model decision-making skills.

Students design an artificial wetland for one semester and monitor their living machine in class. They will record their observations for further investigation.

As an anticipatory set, biologists listen to the story of Ruth Patrick, a scientist who used algae to detect water quality. They observe a demonstration of osmosis and diffusion. In their lab groups, they place Elodea stalks in...

In this wetlands inventory and map project instructional activity, students do research on the wetlands and complete a map project about it. Students follow 6 sets of directions with Internet links.

A link to a comprehensive macroinvertebrate guide gives you the information needed to prepare for this field study activity. Sample macroinvertebrates are collected from areas representing different environmental conditions. Junior...

Pupils participate in a board game activity in which landing on a space called "Decision Card" presents them with a land-use situation to consider and decide how to act. In order to advance in Hydropoly, players must think critically and...

High schoolers identify major components of a stream study and determine overall health of stream, identify major impacts of human activity on the health of a stream, successfully use field equipment in accumulation of data and write a...

An award-winning architect speaks about the need to rehabilitate underused parking lots, past-their-prime shopping malls, and other structures. She gets us to take a look at successful retrofits and proposes plans to give others a...