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This page contains lesson plans and online tools to introduce Fourth grade students to environmental education and science topics related to our water resources. To open a lesson plan or activity, click the corresponding image.
Topic: What is a Wetland?
Wetland in a Pan
From "WOW: Wonders of Wetlands," students make a model demonstrating the flood-buffering and filtering effects of wetlands.
Topic: What is a Watershed?
Students build watershed models with paper and hypothesize about rainfall patterns based on the topography of their watershed.
Topic: The Water Cycle
S4E3. Obtain, evaluate, and communication information to demonstrate the water cycle.
Topic: Energy Flow within an Ecosystem
Students work in groups to create a food web. Groups are faced with 'fuzzy situations' that may cause changes to the food web and environment.
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