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Urban Watershed A Learning Experience for the Youth. Joe Peterson & Josh Wharf Environmental Studies Spring 2014. What is the issue?. Local problem with pollution. Nutrients from excessive landscaping Washed into the bay untreated Causing promoted algal growth
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Urban WatershedA Learning Experience for the Youth Joe Peterson & Josh Wharf Environmental Studies Spring 2014
Local problem with pollution • Nutrients from excessive landscaping • Washed into the bay untreated • Causing promoted algal growth • Decay increases bacterial growth • Eventually causing “Dead Zones”
Description of project • Create lesson plan about urban runoff • Build watershed model to accompany lesson plan
Lesson Plan: Learning Outcomes • What is pollution? • What is a watershed? • Point source vs. non-point source pollution • Why these pollutants are harmful • What can we do? Watershed?
Lesson Plan: Assessment Strategies • Observations • Quiz via game • Who done it? • What Happened?
Acknowledgments Emily Howard Daniel Shapiro Rebecca Kersnar Laura Lee Lienk Return of the Natives Sarah Hill Spring 2014 ENSTU 403 class
Image references http://ccows.csumb.edu/crlep/index.htm http://www.nps.gov/plants/newslet/npciv2i2.htm http://redpencilworks.com/2011/12/11/issues-vs-problems/ http://gaprojectwet.org/gawet_curriculum.asp http://ci.seaside.ca.us/index.aspx?recordid=185&page=23 http://montereybayareanews.com/category/monterey-county/marina/ http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/books.htm http://blog.4tests.com/6-time-management-tips-advice/ http://www.losgazquez.com/
Image references • http://40kpainter.com/tag/oil-paint/ • http://www.educationalinsights.com/category/classroom+jeopardy!--174-.do • http://www.idealist.org/view/org/Fx9sn8GH74bD/?orgs_view=beneficiaries&orgs_page=1 • http://www.tyrone.k12.pa.us/schools/elem/title1/Vocabulary.asp • http://uuse.org/religious-ed/religious-education-for-children-and-youth/#.U2kpTYFdUrU • http://liberalarts.udmercy.edu/programs/depts/education/