Riparian Buffers

Riparian Buffers Lesson Plan Time Required: Two 45-minute sessions and one session requiring 2–3 weeks

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Students will

conduct research to learn the roles of riparian buffers
build a watershed model to illustrate the role of riparian buffers in protecting waterways from polluted runoff
form hypotheses, conduct an experiment, report findings, and draw conclusions.

3.1.a; 3.1.j; 3.10.e;
4.1.a; 4.1.b; 4.8.a; 4.8.d;
5.7.e;
6.7

3.1; 3.3; 3.4; 3.7; 3.8; 3.9; 3.10; 3.11;
4.1; 4.3; 4.6; 4.7.a; 4.7.b; 4.7.c; 4.7.d; 4.7.e; 4.8;
5.1; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9;
6.2; 6.3; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7

3.10;
VS.1.b; VS.1.d; VS.1.h;
USI.1.e;
USII.2.b; USII.8.b