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Field Trip Promo
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Project
Testamonials
(Windows Media)
Dear Teachers:
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to "The Return
of the Cuyahoga River” website. In this
section of the site, you will have access to lesson
plans, standards,
additional websites,
ideas, and information
regarding the Cuyahoga River. |
There are lessons for each area of the site: History,
Environment,
and Water
Monitoring. The State of Ohio Standards were used
as the basis for the lessons. While many of the lessons are
strictly science based, there are lessons that will include
language arts and social
studies activities. |
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Students
will be creating a timeline
for the history of the Cuyahoga River. They will also be
using the website and an interactive map
to complete a matrix
to show the populations surrounding the river and the effect
these populations have on the river. Using a game, “Lord
of the River”, students will begin to understand
the impact the humans have had on the health of the Cuyahoga.
Students will create species
cards to use as a field guide when they go on
site for Water Monitoring. Water Monitoring will be explained
and then conducted.
Lastly,
students will get a chance to put action to their education
by completing a community
action plan to help their community become environmentally
aware. |
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As
you begin to explore the many sources for this website,
you will discover many new ideas that can be woven into
the project. We encourage you to do so. You are not ‘required’
to do any of the other activities to post your water monitoring
data on the site. The background knowledge these activities
provide is the context that students need to gain understanding
of the importance of water monitoring.
The environment
can be the hook your students need to get them interested
in science. We hope this website gives you the courage to
take your interest in the environment and share it with
your students. Have
fun! |
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