Time
Required: Two 45-minute sessions and one session broken
up over the course of a day
Objectives
Students will
- read about a variety of wetland habitats
- create
models of wetland habitats
- compare
and contrast various types of wetlands
- conduct
an experiment on a schoolyard puddle and collect data at intervals
throughout the day
- analyze the data
from the puddle experiment to determine weather’s
effect on the results
- discuss laws that protect wetlands.
Related
Standards of Learning
| Science |
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3.1.a;
3.1.e; 3.1.g; 3.1.h; 3.1.i; 3.1.j; 3.6.a;
4.1.b; 4.1.e; 4.1.d; 4.5.d; 4.6.a; 4.6.b;
5.1.b; 5.1.c; 5.1.d; 5.1.e; 5.1.f; 5.4.c;
6.1.c; 6.1.e; 6.1.h; 6.3.b; 6.7.d |
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| Mathematics |
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3.12;
3.14.a; 3.15; 3.16; 3.17; 3.21; 3.22;
4.8; 4.11; 4.13; 4.19; 4.20;
5.9; 5.10; 5.18;
6.9; 6.10; 6.11; 6.12; 6.18 |
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| English |
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3.1;
3.4; 3.7; 3.8;
4.1; 4.3;
5.1; 5.4; 5.7;
6.3 |
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| History & Social
Science |
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3.10;
VS.1.b; VS.1.d; VS.1.h |
Materials
- several
copies of each of the six wetland information sheets on
pp. 79–84 of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
Schoolyard Habitat Project
Guide (see Resources)
- 1
or more watches
- 1
or more Celsius thermometers
- 1 or more meter sticks
- calculators,
for 5th grade option
- sponge, shallow dish just larger than the sponge, and water
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each student: |
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| For
each group: |
- box
and a variety of art supplies to make a diorama
- piece
of clear or blue tinted plastic wrap and clear tape
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