Water in Our World

5 Days

Outdoor Learning Opportunities

Through these series of lessons, you can plant the seed for  growing your own understanding of “What is a MWEE?  (Meaningful Watershed Environmental Experiences) and how to facilitate outdoor student-driven investigations of local environmental issues

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Environmental Literacy Connection

Students will explore larger concepts related to water using their local context . Each day’s lessons are aligned with the new Envrionmental Literacy and Sustainability Standards of STEELS and are both hands-on and inquiry-based.

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Day 1 Water for Life (or my BFF)
Water plays a vital role in our everyday lives, and the lives of all living things.
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Day 2 The Natural Water Cycle and the Watershed:
Gravity and Topography (Part 1)
The natural water cycle is a continuous loop of changing states of matter powered by the sun.
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Day 3 The Natural Water Cycle and the Watershed:
Gravity and Topography (Part 2)
What is a watershed  
Gravity and topography are key to the interaction between the natural water cycle and the natural watershed.
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Day 4: The Natural Water Cycle and the Watershed: Runoff
Riparian buffers and wetlands act as natural land areas and protective  boundaries between land and water that  can capture, store, and filter pollutants and control erosion. 
Provide natural habitats
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Day 5: Stream Ecology and Ecological Interdependence
Abundance and diversity contribute to ecological health over time
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Next: Drinking Water and You
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