Salt marshes are important for the following reasons:
Provide us with clean water by removing pollution from the water (SCDNR, 2019).
Protect us from flooding by the plants and oyster reefs found in salt marshes (SCDNR, 2019).
Provides a nursery and essential habitat for aquatic species and animals that protects them (SCDNR, 2019).
Support recreational activities that have become part of the coastal lifestyle such as bird watching, fishing, and kayaking to name a few (SCDNR, 2019).
(Santos, 2014)
Invertebrates (snails and cockels) eat the plants.
Invertebrates are eaten by small fish
Small fish eaten by larger fish and ducks
Larger fish are eaten by shore birds (PAP, 2017)
The Importance of Salt Marshes (https://floridawildlifefederation.org/importance-of-coastal-salt-marshes/) (FWF, 2023)
Animal Life of the Salt Marsh (https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishing/sea-center-texas/flora-fauna-guide/salt-marshes/animal-life-on-the-salt-marsh-1) (TPW, 2022)
Plant life of the Salt Marsh (https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishing/sea-center-texas/flora-fauna-guide/salt-marshes/plant-life-on-the-salt-marsh-1/plant-life-on-the-salt-marsh) (TPW, 2022)
4 Reasons Salt Marshes Earn Their Keep (static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/IGOR201.pdf) (Hughes, 2020)
Lesson 2 Assignment: Salt Marsh Diorama
(SeaCamp Texas A&M, 2021)
Watch the YouTube video titled Salt Marsh Diorama. After viewing the video, gather items from around your home and build your own diorama of the Salt Marsh. Refer to Salt Marsh photo if needed. Using flipgrid, make a short video showing and explaining your diorama. Have fun with this project! Salt Marsh Diorama is worth 20 points and Flipgrid is worth 5 points for a total of 25 points for assignment.
Lesson 2 Assignment: Salt Marsh Diorama Flipgrid
(Howfinity, 2022)
(Flip, 2022)