Lessons from the Bay : Lesson Plans : Wetlands: Here All Year?

Classroom Assessment Suggestions
 


Here are some guidelines for assessing student performance:

  • Dioramas include most of the plants and animals from the wetland information sheet and are labeled correctly.
     
  • Diorama key correctly describes the type and amount of water in the wetland throughout the day and year.
     
  • Measurement and recording of time, temperature, and distance in puddle experiment are accurate.
     
  • Graph of puddle experiment is clearly labeled and data are correctly plotted.


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Extensions for Students

Wetlands: Here All Year?” includes:
 · Background
 · Session 1
 · Session 2
 · Session 3
 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions
 · Extensions for Students
 
· Resources

 · Puddle Lab Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

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