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Process Model (Print version: PDF · Word)

Examining the Local Context · Developing Organizing Questions and Supporting Questions · Using Research to Gain Deeper Understanding · Generating and Analizing Possible Solutions · Encouraging Solution and Action · Using Authentic Assessment · Summary and Resources
Supplements: Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors · Brainstorming Contexts · Knowledge-Wonder-Learned (KWL) Chart · Web of Questions · Brainstorming Questions · Bridge Questions · Making Interdisciplinary Connections · Student Resource Chart · Data Collection Sheet · Planning Your Presentation

About the Watershed—An Instructional Framework (Print version: PDF · Word)

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

Lesson Plans

Journey of a Raindrop to the Chesapeake Bay (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Session 4 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Raindrop to the Bay (PowerPoint presentation) · On the Way to the Chesapeake Bay: The Journey of a Raindrop (PDF only)

Does It Soak Right In? (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplement: Student Data Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Wetlands: Here All Year? (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplement: Puddle Lab Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Types of Pollution (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Pollution Cards (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Stream Creatures: Clues to Stream Health (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Macroinvertebrate Fact Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file) · Schoolyard Stream Simulation Cards (PDF; also available  in a Word file) · Schoolyard Stream Simulation Data Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file) · SOS: Save Our Streams (PowerPoint presentation)

Muddying the Waters (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Student Experiment Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file) · Student Data Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Grasses, Grasses Everywhere (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Underwater Grasses Graphic Organizer (PDF; also available in a Word file) · Who Killed SAV? (PDF only) · Schoolyard Grass Worksheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Who Killed SAV? (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: 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)

A River Runs through It (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplement: Land Use Scenarios (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Riparian Buffers (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources

Captain John Smith’s Chesapeake Bay (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: An Excerpt from John Smith’s The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (PDF; also available in a Word file) · An Excerpt from John Smith’s The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (edited to include modern spellings) (PDF; also available in a Word file) · River and Place Names (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Succession and Forest Habitats (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources

Bay and Pond Food Webs (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplement: Crabbing in the Bay (PDF only)

Native vs. Non-native Species: Who Will Win? (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplement: Non-native Plants in the Schoolyard lab sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Wasting Water (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources

Going for Water (Print version: PDF · Word)
Background · Session 1 · Session 2 · Session 3 · Classroom Assessment Suggestions · Extensions for Students · Resources
Supplements: Study Guide for Robert Frost’s “Going for Water” (PDF; also available in a Word file) · Lab Sheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Project Action Guide

Part 1: To the Teacher (Print version: PDF · Word)
Teacher as Team Leader [Teacher Responsibilities · Student Workgroup Assignments] · Authentic Assessment [Portfolios as Authentic Assessment · Project Portfolio Guidelines · Resources for Authentic Assesment]

Part 2: Getting Started (Print version: PDF · Word)
Choosing a Project [First Steps · Brainstorming Sessions · Project Analysis · Schedule Development] · Linking with Established Programs · Locating Established Programs and Resources

Part 3: Projects (Print version: PDF · Word)

Build Your Own Raingarden
Directions [Making Initial Plans · Constructing the Rain Garden] · Resources for Building a Rain Garden

Conducting a Stream Quality Survey
Directions [Catching the Macroinvertebrates (Modified Rocky Bottom Sampling) · Studying the Find] · Describing the Immediate Environment (Habitat Assessment)

Recycling to Protect the Watershed
Directions [Selecting an Option] · Resources for Recycling Projects

Precycling to Prevent Environmental Clutter
Directions · Resources for Precycling Projects

Restoring the Environment through Land Cleanups
Directions [Developing a Plan of Action · Coordinating Cleanup Day · Conducting Follow-up] · Resources for Land Cleanups

Improving Streams through Waterway Cleanups
Directions [Establishing a Core Committee · Selecting a Site · Scouting a Site · Scheduling the Cleanup · Disposing of Litter · Arranging for Transportation · Obtaining Permissions · Arranging for Equipment and Materials · Providing Refreshments and Other Rewards · Preparing Site Captains and Participants · Coordinating Cleanup Day · Gathering at Day’s End] · Following Up (Project Supervisor) · Earning Recognition Signs · Resources for Stream Cleanups

Building an Outdoor Classroom
Directions · Resources for Outdoor Classrooms

Part 4: Project Recognition (Print version: PDF · Word)
Obtaining Project Recognition through Promotion · Obtaining Project Recognition through Awards and Contests · Resources for Project Recognition

Part 5: Tool Kit (Print version: PDF · Word)

Videotaping a Project
Directions [Deciding What to Document · Taping Outdoors and Indoors · “Behind the Scenes Plan” worksheet (PDF; also available in a Word file)] · Resources for Using Videotaping in Environmental Projects

Keeping a Journal
Directions [Considerations for Journal Use · Challenges · Classroom Strategies · Evaluation and Assessment] · Resources for Environmental Journal Writing

Using Maps
Directions [Finding a Map · Reading a Map] · Resources for Teaching Maps

Mapping the Schoolyard
Directions · Resources for Mapping Local Terrain

Using the Library Media Center for Project Research
Directions [Searching for Printed Information · Giving Credit for Borrowed Resources · Learning about Copyright] · Resources for Researching an Environmental Project Using a Library or Media Center

Using the World Wide Web for Project Research
Directions [Developing Web Strategies · Evaluating Web Sites · Keeping Track of Relevant Web Sites] · Resources for Using the Web for Environmental Research

Writing Business Letters
Directions · Sample Business Letter (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Getting Help from Guest Speakers
Directions [Select and Invite the Speaker · Prepare the Speaker · Prepare the Students for the Speaker · Coordinate the Day of the Visit · Conduct Follow-up Activities]

Making Business Telephone Calls
Directions

Speaking to Promote a Project
Directions [Prepare the Speech · Practice the Speech · Go Live with the Speech]

Writing Publications to Promote a Project
Directions [Compose the Article, Brochure, or Information Sheet · Copy and Distribute the Publication]

Preparing Graphs and Charts
Directions [Understanding Graphs and Charts · Selecting which Type of Graph or Chart to Use]

Choosing and Using Clip Art
Directions · Resources for Environment-related Clip Art Available on the Web

Preparing a Press Release
Directions [Understanding the Purpose and Parts of a Press Release · Planning a Press Release · Writing a Press Release] · Sample Press Release (PDF; also available in a Word file)

Designing a Web Page
Directions · Resources for Designing a Class Web Page

Glossary (Print version: PDF · Word)

A [abiotic factors—autumn-flowering clematis] · B [bacteria–bush honeysuckle] · C [caddis fly–cultural eutrophication] · D [damsel fly–drainage basin] · E [E. coli–extinct] · F [fecal coliform–fungus] · G-H [garbage–hypothesis] · I-J-K [immiscible–kudzu] · L-M [lake–mussels] · N-O [natural selection–oyster] · P [parameter–purple dead nettle] · Q-R [Q factor–runoff] · S [sample–suspended sediment] · T-U-V [Taxa–velocity of a stream] · W-X-Y-Z [water column–zooplankton]

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