Discovering Our Local Watershed

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Introduction

• What: All assessments for this unit!• Who: Each of You !• Where: Classroom/Community• When: The next four weeks• Why: So you know what is expected of

you!

Learning Goals

• Define a watershed• Describe the physical characteristics of a watershed• Differentiate between the non-living and living components of an

environment• Identify plants and animals that live in lakes, ponds, streams and

wetlands.• Identify organisms that are dependent on one another in an

ecosystem.• Identify different types of pollution and their sources.• Write multi-paragraph informational pieces (e.g., descriptions,

letters, reports, instructions)• Use relevant graphics (maps, charts, graphs, tables, illustrations,

photographs).

Understandings

• Students will understand the important role watersheds play in supporting people, animal and plants

• Students will understand how they can have an influence over the pollution of our watersheds.

• Students will understand that Technology helps us monitor our impact on the environment.

• As students they have a voice and can help make a difference in the future of our environment.

Student Centered Learning Targets

• I can identify characteristics of a watershed.

• I can identify the watershed in which they live.

• I can determine the effects of pollution on a watershed.

• I can create a model / map of a watershed.

• I can analyze the negative effects of people on their own local watershed and identify solutions to the problem.

• I can produce a project that can provide insight to my local watershed

and put their solutions into the public eye.

Essential Questions

• What is a watershed?

• What makes up a watershed?

• What factors influence the quality of life and water in a watershed?

• What watershed do I reside in?

• What about my community has a positive or negative effect on the local watershed?

• What body of water does my local watershed feed into and what is the health of that body of water?

Family Survey/ Pre-Assessment

Purpose

• To get you to begin thinking about watersheds.

• To give you an opportunity to have conversations about watersheds outside of the classroom with your family.

• To help me figure out what you already know (and what you don't know)!

Summary of Assessments

**items in bold will be calculated into your final grade for the unit1. Pre-Assessment and Family Survey2. Map of Local watershed with title,characteristics, and waterflow.3. Ongoing Peer / Self Monitoring Vocabulary Journal4. Individual Lesson Exit Slip Journal Enteries5. My Local Watershed Project : Title/Geography/ Leged aspects of theProject Rubric6. Venn Diagram Healthy vs Non Healthy waterflow7. Individual Lesson Exit Slip Journal Enteries8. My Local Watershed Map/ Model Project : Map Overlay aspects of the Project Rubric9. Community Brochure

I can identify the watershed in which I live, the characteristics of a watershed, and the sources of water and how they flow.

Formative Assessment- To prove you can identify the watershed in which you live, its’ characteristics and the sources and flow of water found within.

Completion of a labeled map.All vocabulary paint chip cards completed with peer signature.Review of daily Exit Slip Journal Entries

• Summative Assessment- Map/ Model Project Title/Geography/Leged/Map Overlay aspects of the Project Rubric

See Assessment Page of wiki. -Map -Ongoing/Peer Assessment Vocabulary Page with Vocabulary

Paint Chip -Exit Slip Journal Enteries -Map/Model Project Rubric

I can identify the negative effects of people on their own watershed, identify the pollution, create a solution and share it with my community.

Formative Assessment- To prove you can identify the negative effects of people on their own watershed, identify the pollution, create a solution and share it with my community.

Demonstrated by:Completion of Venn Diagram.

Completing Community GIS activityReview of daily Exit Slip Journal EntriesPeer evaluation with use of rubric.Revisions based on peer review.

• Summative Assessment- Community Brochure.Community Brochure Rubric

See Assessment Page of wiki. -Venn Diagram- GIS Exploration Worksheet -Exit Slip Journal Enteries -Community Brochure Rubric