Westport Montessori - 1.4

1.4- I can describe how water collects in a watershed.

Explore the interactive below and watch the two videos below to learn about watersheds and dead zones. Take Cornell notes in your NB under LT 1.4

Watersheds in Kentucky | PBS LearningMediaThere are several regional and local watersheds in Kentucky. This interactive, adapted from Kentucky’s Natural Heritage: An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity, provides a video clip that explains what watersheds are, and where they can be found. Students are introduced to the different waterways located in a watershed area: headwater stream, watershed divide, and river mouth. Students are also encouraged to find their homes on a map to see if they live close to a river or its tributaries.

Everything below is not required but you may want to use it depending on the choice board you pick.

This is an opinion piece on environmental racism. It would be great video to watch if you want more information on this learning target.

Dead ZonesVIMS research shows that the number of "dead zones"—areas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine life—increased by a third between 1995 and 2007.

www.noaa.gov/media-release/large-dead-zone-measured-in-gulf-of-mexico

www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/larger-average-dead-zone-forecast-gulf-mexico-summer-2020

waterwatch.usgs.gov/?id=ww_current

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