Week of May 25 - 29, 2020
Title: Protecting Water with Watersheds and WetlandsTeacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this document to prepare for the weekDay One- Instructions: Day 1: Today, you will learn key vocabulary that you will use this week. You will also learn about sources of water and sources of water pollution.
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Day Two- Instructions: Day 2: Today, you will learn about watersheds. Think about the three questions below as you watch videos, read the text, and look at images and maps about watersheds.
- 1.What is a watershed and why is it important?
- 2. How do watersheds get polluted (dirty)?
- 3. How can we protect watersheds?
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Day Three- Instructions: Day 3: Today, you will learn about wetlands and why they are important. You will watch videos, read a text, and look at images and maps. You will use what you learned to write an argumentative paragraph. You will explain if you agree or disagree with the author that wetlands are important and need to be protected. You will provide three reasons to support your answer.
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Day Four- Instructions: Day 4: Today, you will read the last part of the text and learn about water quality. You will respond to text dependent questions. Finally, you will use what you learned this week to write an informative text about how and why people should protect watersheds and wetlands.
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