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Learn what it is like to be an ecologist monitoring the state of local waterways. This lab will include a variety of real experiments and tests such as salinity, pH, and oxygen levels that are sure to get students excited about science! Students will also collect and view samples of plankton to check its vitality. Students will practice their scientific skills, work in teams and experience real-life hands-on science on a local watershed.
TIDE DEPENDENT PROGRAM- See Ideal Dates Here
(Any date may be chosen but fewer collection sites will be available if dates other than the "Ideal Dates" are chosen. )
PROGRAM LENGTH: 4 hours, 9:30am- 1:30pm
PLEASE PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS
We have chosen one lesson for you to do with your students before you come, titled WATER POLLUTION EXPERIMENT and corresponding STUDENT LAB SHEET so they will have the optimal experience when they are here. Please use it to prepare your students. Please teach the second lesson, titled A RAINDROP GOES TO SEA, within a week of completing your Coastal Education Program to expand on the material learned during the Watershed Chemistry Program. There are many more resources for you and your students listed below as well!
PLAN OF THE DAY
Your students will be able to participate in the Watershed Chemistry Lesson, a Docent-led Tour around the Living Coast to see birds, turtles and touch stingrays, complete a scavenger hunt and go for a hike or listen to a Read Aloud. Half of the day you will be with a Teacher or Docent and the other half of the day you will be leading your class through provided activities.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE - Actual schedule may vary
Additional Resources
Below are other optional activities and resources related to the Watershed Chemistry Program
Student Information:
Water and Wildlife Conservation Article
Teacher Background:
Common Animals of San Diego Bay
Activities and Lessons:
Water Pollution Experiment & Student Lab Sheet
Games, Songs and Crafts:
Standards:
NGSS
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
LS4.D. Changes in biodiversity can influence humans’ resources, such as food, energy, and medicines, as well as ecosystem services that humans rely on—for example, water purification and recycling.
Common Core
ELA-Literacy.
SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL 8.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6, grade 7 or grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.2, SL7.2, SL 8.2. Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
L.6.6, L.7.6, L.8.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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