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"Wet
'n' Wild Watersheds" Lesson Plan
Keywords: watershed,
water cycle, riparian zone, pollution
Prepared by: Eric Broughton, Liberty Junior Senior High School
Lesson Plan Grade Level: tenth through twelfth grade, ecology/natural
resource management class
Total Time Required for Lesson: 70-minute block (can be modified
to fit different times)
Setting: classroom
Subjects Covered:
ecology, biology, forestry
Topics: watersheds,
water cycle, proper management
Goals for the Lesson
- Students will learn
about watersheds in PA.
- Students will learn
about how the water cycle works.
- Students will learn
how to properly manage watersheds.
- Students will learn
how forests effect the quality of a watershed.
Materials Needed
State Standards Addressed:
E & E Standards: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2);
Ecosystems and Their Interactions (4.6); Humans and the Environment
(4.8)
Teaching Model:
Lecture incorporating class discussion and questions.
Methods
- Lecture
material while having students participate by answering and
asking questions and allowing them to discuss what is being learned.
Evaluation
References
FRIT Class, Dr. Sanford
Smith, The Pennsylvania State University.
Swistock, Bryan, and
Sanford Smith (2001). From
the Woods: Watersheds. University Park, Pa.: The Pennsylvania
State University.
Makuch, Joseph R. (1997).
Forest
Stewardship 10: Watershed Management. University Park, Pa.:
The Pennsylvania State University.
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