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OVERVIEW OF UNIT: The physical, non-living environment, impacts how matter is transferred through the air, land, water, and living organisms within an environment. The transfer of energy and matter, including contaminants, determines the survival of the amount and variety of living organisms in an environment.
STUDY TOOLS
STUDY TOOLS
[notes, video clips, textbook readings, answer keys, review games]
---------------------------------------------------------------DISTRIBUTION OF WATER ON EARTH
Water Distribution (video)1.1 textbook answer key (Water on Earth: pages 4 - 9)
1.2 textbook answer key (Surface Water: pages 10 - 17)
WATER MOVEMENT
What is 'eutrophication'? (video)
1.4 textbook answer key (Wetland Environments: pages 24 - 29)
Porosity & Permeability (video)
Porosity vs. Permeability (Venn diagram & Lab Conclusion Statement)
1.3 textbook answer key (Water Underground: pages 18 - 23)
STUDY
Chapter Study Guide (Key Concepts: page 30)Watershed & Contamination Review Game (DIRECTIONS: click 'review game' link, 'play', 'start now', 'classic', use a 2nd device to sign in with the 6 digit code, play the game) (NOTE: you can only play against people that are in the same room so you can all read the questions in the game.) (Answer key: this is provided just in case you do not have 2 devices to play the actual game from home.)
LAB/PROJECT RESOURCES
LAB/PROJECT RESOURCES
[online simulations , rubrics, research websites, current event articles]
----------------------------------------------------------------------DISTRIBUTION OF WATER ON EARTH
Water Distribution (Website)
Watershed Lab (maps & links) student directions (clipboard)
What watershed(s) do you live in? (Surf Your Watershed database: search by zip code)
Trace a 'tributary' to see where it starts and ends! (USGS Streamer website: interactive map)
Map Your Watershed(s) Lab (color coded key)
Mississippi River Facts (Use to calculate time it takes for a drop of water to travel the length of the river.)
WATER MOVEMENT
Drugs in the Great Lakes (Current Event Article)
Algae Growth in the Great Lakes (Current Event Article)
Fish travel, The Great Lakes are Connected (Event Article)
PROJECT
PROJECT: WATER ISSUES: - Rubric (checklist + point values) - Student Guide Sheet (Checkpoints) - Google SketchUp (online model making) - Timble (online model making)
SURFACE WATER (Part1). . .
Earthwise: Surface & Ground Water (website: search anywhere)
Watershed Map (interactive website: drainage routes, direction of water flow)
Find your Watershed (Website: search by zip code)
UNDERGROUND CROSS_SECTION (Part 1):GENERAL LOCATIONS:
United State Water Resources (website)
Micro climate Soil Type (Worldwide)
Soil Eco-Regions Maps (United States)
Aquifer Map (United States)
Aquifer Map (worldwide)
Water Depletion Worldwide
Well Logs Search
Permeability & Soil Type (Simulation)
GENERAL LOCATIONS:MEDINA, OHIO (Group A)
Medina, Ohio (contaminated wells)
Fracking in Ohio (contaminated wells)
Elevation Map of Ohio
FLINT, MICHIGAN (Group B) Flint Water Crisis
Flint, Michigan Water Crisis (timeline: article)
Lead in Flint Michigan's drinking water
Elevation Map of Michigan
UGANDA, AFRICA (Group C)
Uganda Water Crisis, more information here
Uganda Watershed Resources
Uganda Watershed (Murchison Bay Watershed)
Elevation Map of Uganda
Uganda Aquifer (flow rates)
TOLEDO, OHIO (Group D) Toledo (Maumee Watershed Analysis)
Toledo (Algae Bloom Article)
Elevation Map of Ohio
THE BLACK SWAMP (Group E) Wetlands (problem & solutions)
The Black Swamp & Toledo's water crisis
Restoration of the Black Swamp
Elevation Map of Ohio
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