8th Grade Lower Owens
Teacher Information
On This Page: 8th Grade Handbook with Classroom Activities; ESWP Database to use with lessons
8th Grade Handbook
With both Field and Classroom Activities: Soil Texture Lab, and Database Labs with Water Quality, Stream Morphology, and Soil-Vegetation Management
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ESWP Database
(Microsoft Access file) to download and use with lessons from Handbook and Soil Lab
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1gsdBFsxHfJ6StSv96LhyA_nfl3OlmQuI
NOTE: If you are unable to download the file, please contact Maggie at mriley@inyocoe.org and I'll email it to you.
Classroom Kit: Environmental Detectives
In this challenging unit, built around a fictional environmental-damage scenario, students learn of the interconnectedness of the natural world and the complexity of many environmental problems. Students consider pollution from many sources, perform chemical and biological tests to finger the “culprit(s),” and track changes in predator-prey relationships. More Information...
NOTE: Lawrence Hall of Science seems to be having trouble with the website linked above - more information is available at their online store, but don't buy the book - it is included in your classroom kit as well as all the materials needed to teach the unit!
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Directions to Field Site
Rotation Schedule Options
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Interesting Background Information
Photo of Black Rock Spring from 1909, before the aqueduct
LORP and LA Aqueduct Information
Includes history, current conditions (you can see real time flows in CFS), and quite a bit more.
Owens Valley Committee - a local organization in the Eastern Sierra
Lower Owens River Project brochures from LADWP
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