Lessons from the Bay : About the Watershed—An Instructional Framework

Lessons from the Bay

About the Watershed—An Instructional Framework

This outline of Chesapeake Bay watershed facts, with accompanying Web resources, is designed to provide the teacher with basic background, including information on the watershed’s history, geology, water composition, elements, and role as an environmental system, as well as an overview of conservation, restoration, and stewardship efforts and possibilities.

Next: I. The History of the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed

“About the Watershed” includes:

I.	The History of the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed
II.	Geology of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
III.	Water and Sediments
IV.	Elements of a Watershed
V.	The Chesapeake Bay Watershed as an Ecological System
VI.	Conservation, Restoration, and Stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
VII.	Chesapeake Bay Watershed Issues and Trends: Alternatives and Consequences
VIII.	Careers for Water Enthusiasts

Print version of “About the Watershed”: PDF · Word

Lessons from the Bay includes:
· Process Model
· About the Watershed—An Instructional Framework
· Lesson Plans
· Project Action Guide
· Glossary of Wetland Terms