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Lesson Plan Description: I. Estuaries A Teacher Supplement will eventually be provided for each web page. The Teacher Supplement is intended for teacher use only, and it will provide teaching support for the web page subject matter. Each supplement will include:
I. Introduction: A typical day paddling through the Altamaha River estuary You are introduced to each lesson plan through a written narrative that takes you on a virtual tour of each river section, e.g. Estuaries. During your virtual paddle, you will encounter links that provide more information about the river section's ecology. Throughout the lesson plan we emphasize the complex and fragile balance of the ecosystem and the far-reaching impacts of human activities to the watershed. We intend to write lesson plans for all the major river sections within the Altamaha River watershed. The lesson plans will be organized as Unit Plans according to the geography of the river sections (or another relevant trait, such as relative degree of urbanization). II. Overview of Estuaries i. Definition
ii. Details about the Altamaha River Estuary
iii. Activities
iv. Teacher Supplement
Related links:
Altamaha River and its Watershed
Animals and Plants
Water Cycle
Tides III. Major Concepts A. Climate i. Definition ii. Temperature and rainfall in Georgia iii. Activities iv. Teacher supplement Related Links Altamaha River and its Watershed Geology Water Cycle B. Geology i. Definition ii. Effects of geology and topography on river systems iii. Geology of the Altamaha River watershed iv. Activities v. Teacher supplement Related Links:
Altamaha River and its Watershed
Hydrology - Surface Water
Hydrology - Groundwater
C. Hydrology - Surface Water
i. Definition
ii. An ever-changing river: effects of weather, seasons, and tides
iii. Water level and salinity
iv. Water flow speed, discharge, and sediment load
v. Activities
vi. Teacher supplement
Related Links:
Hydrology - Groundwater
Water Cycle
Altamaha River and its Watershed
Geology
D. Hydrology - Groundwater i. Definition ii. Recharge and the water table iii. Managing groundwater, wells iv. Threats to the groundwater supply v. Activities vi. Teacher supplement Related Links: Hydrology - Surface Water Water Cycle Altamaha River and its Watershed Where does YOUR water come from? Human Impact and Pollution Protecting our watershed: What YOU can do to help E. Ecological Habitats - Aquatic Habitat i. Definition and description ii. Variation in water height, salinity, and temperature iii. Estuary is partly submerged iv. Activities v. Teacher supplement Related Links: Altamaha River and its Watershed Animals and Plants Tides Spartina Ecological Processes and Roles F. Ecological Habitats - Upland Habitat i. Definition and description ii. Habitat zones iii. Activities iv. Teacher supplement Related Links: Riparian Zones: The Edge That Gives You an Edge Preserving Upland Habitat: The Moody Forest Natural Area Conserving Altamaha River Areas: The Nature Conservancy G. Ecological Processes and Roles i. Photosynthesis ii. Primary production, herbivory, carnivory, omnivory and decomposition iii. Recycling of organic matter and nutrients iv. The cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide between plants and animals v. Activities vi. Teacher Supplement Related Links: Food Webs H. Animals and Plants
i. Natural histories and life cycles of selected species
ii. Special interest stories
iii. Lists of common and rare species
iv. Activities
v. Teacher supplement
Related Links:
Migratory Birds and the Estuary
I. Socioeconomic Values of the Estuary
i. Types of values
ii. Details for Altamaha River estuary
iii. Teacher Supplement
J. Human Impacts and Pollution i. Main sources of pollution ii. Pollution problems in an estuary iii. Teacher supplement Related Links: Altamaha River and its Watershed Tides Chemical and Waste Pollution Sediment Pollution Disease Organism Pollution K. Chemical and Waste Pollution i. Sources of chemicals and waste ii. Impacts of chemical and waste pollution iii. Activities iv. Teacher supplement Related Links: Protecting our watershed: What YOU can do to help L. Sediment Pollution i. Sediment is sometimes considered a pollutant ii. Erosion causes excess sediment iii. Causes of erosion iv. Impacts of sediment pollution v. Activities vi. Teacher supplement Related Links: Tides Protecting our watershed: What YOU can do to help Kudzu: "Covers Dixie Like the Dew" Farming Along the Nile in Egypt: Ancient Times and Now M. Disease Organism Pollution i. Disease organisms that are sometimes in our water supply ii. Disease outbreaks: their causes and prevention iii. Activities iv. Teacher Supplement Related Links: Water Treatment Plants Protecting our watershed: What YOU can do to help A Common Disease Organism: E. coli N. Management Issues i. Lower watershed a. Effects of local industry, timber/pulp plants b. Boat Traffic c. Effects of introduced species ii. Upper watershed a. Growth, development and urbanization: erosion and sediment iii. Activities iv. Teacher supplement Related Links: O. Protecting our watershed: What YOU can do to help i. Suggestions for positive contributions ii. Activities iii. Teacher supplement Related Links: Appendix I. Units of Measurement and their Conversions Glossary IV Related Service-Learning Projects |
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