Curriculum Title: Aquatic Ecosystems

Publication date: 1996
Cost: $65. Plus, one of two $6 units is required--Creek Watchers or Wetland Protectors.

Aquatic Ecosystems is one of the middle school units of the K-12 Adopt-A-Watershed curriculum. This hands-on unit contains classroom study with extensive fieldwork to observe, define and monitor a wetland ecosystem. At the onset, the group develops class and individual rubrics for unit assessment. Ecosystem mapping guides students to identify components of an ecosystem as well as conceptualize relatedness among components through feedback loops. A class water quality improvement activity, either public education or a restoration project involves students with the community and its resources. Students graphically represent their observations in a variety of media throughout the unit. A Watershed Art Show featuring this visual snapshot of their study is the culmination of the unit.

Adopt-A-Watershed
P.O. Box 1850
Hayfork, CA 96041
Phone: 530-628-5334
Fax: 530-628-4212
Web: www.Adopt-A-Watershed.org

This curriculum is appropriate for the following grade levels: