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Watershed Protection

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Young scholars explore environmental care by participating in an Earth science activity. In this clean water lesson, students discuss what a watershed is, how they become polluted, and how it affects the overall quality of drinking water. Young scholars create a blueprint design based on real life watersheds and complete a clean water worksheet.

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properties of water, water, watersheds

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clean water availability, earth science activity, water properties, watersheds, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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