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Who Killed SAV?

What factors have contributed to the decline of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay?


Time Required: Two 45-minute sessions, with time allowed between for student research and preparation

Objectives
Students will

  • examine four major causes of bay grass decline
  • defend, compare, and discriminate between arguments for and against a given factor
  • evaluate the level to which certain natural and human factors led to the decline of bay grasses.
Related Standards of Learning
  Science
  3.1.a; 3.1.c; 3.1.g; 3.6.a; 3.6.b; 3.6.c; 3.10.a; 3.10.b; 3.10.c;
4.1.b; 4.5.c; 4.5.d; 4.5.f; 4.8.a; 4.8.b; 4.8.d;
5.5.b; 5.5.c; 5.5.d; 5.6.b; 5.6.c; 5.7.e; 5.7.f;
6.7.d; 6.7.e; 6.7.f; 6.7.g
  
  English
  3.1; 3.2; 3.10;
4.1; 4.2; 4.6; 4.8;
5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.7.a; 5.8; 5.9;
6.2; 6.3; 6.5; 6.7
  
  History & Social Science
  VS.1.b; VS.1.d; VS.1.h;
USI.1.3;
USII.1.e; USII.2.b; USII.8.b

Materials
  • Internet access
For each student:

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Who Killed SAV?” includes:
 · Background
 · Session 1
 · Session 2
 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions
 · Extensions for Students
 
· Resources

 · Who Killed SAV? (PDF only)
 · Trial Worksheet: Hurricane Agnes (PDF; also
     available in a Word file)
 · Trial Worksheet: Clam Dredging (PDF; also
     available in a Word file)
 · Trial Worksheet: Development (PDF; also
     available in a Word file)
 · Trial Worksheet: Nutrients (PDF; also
     available in a Word file)

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