Energy, Environment, and Health

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.07.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Background Information
  5. Human Impact
  6. The Quinnipiac River
  7. Teaching Strategies
  8. Classroom Activities
  9. Resources
  10. Websites
  11. Appendix 1 – Science Standards
  12. Appendix 2 – Water Audit Data Sheets
  13. Appendix 3 – Watersheds and Wetlands Questions

Knowing Your Watershed

Carol P. Boynton

Published September 2012

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Appendix 1 – Science Standards

C INQ.1 Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation.

C INQ.2 Read, interpret and examine the credibility of scientific claims in different sources of information.

C INQ.3 Design and conduct appropriate types of scientific investigations to answer different questions.

C INQ.4 Identify independent and dependent variables, and those variables that are kept constant, when designing an experiment.

C INQ.5 Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data.

C INQ.6 Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data.

C INQ.7 Identify and present relationships between variables in appropriate graphs.

C INQ.8 Draw conclusions and identify sources of error.

C INQ.9 Provide explanations to investigated problems or questions.

C INQ.10 Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic.

C 10. Explain the role of septic and sewage systems on the quality of surface and ground water.

C 11. Explain how human activity may impact water resources in Connecticut, such as ponds, rivers and the Long Island Sound ecosystem.

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