Watersheds Box

Girl and her WatershedThis box covers watersheds, wetlands, and the shaping of the San Francisco Bay Area. Students will create several 3 dimensional classroom models to explore watersheds, erosion,  sedimentation, and wetlands.Students will explore the geography of the local area through maps and physical exploration, thereby learning where water in the Bay comes from and the path it takes before it reaches the ocean. Throughout the unit are strategies to apply classroom learning to the real world in the form of:

1. Water Cycle Stories

1. Water Cycle Stories - Logistics

1. Water Cycle Stories - Background

1. Water Cycle Stories - Getting Ready

1. Water Cycle Stories - Lesson Plan

1. Water Cycle Stories - Assessments

1. Water Cycle Stories - Sources and Standards

2. Watersheds and Wetlands

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Logistics

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Background

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Getting Ready

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Lesson Plan

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Assessments

2. Watersheds and Wetlands - Sources and Standards

3. Katrina Case Study

3. Katrina Case Study - Logistics

3. Katrina Case Study - Background

3. Katrina Case Study - Getting Ready

3. Katrina Case Study - Lesson Plan

3. Katrina Case Study - Assessments

3. Katrina Case Study - Sources and Standards

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Logistics

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Background

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Getting Ready

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Lesson Plan

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Assessments

4. San Francisco Bay Watershed - Sources and Standards

5. From Maps to Models

5. From Maps to Models - Logistics

5. From Maps to Models - Background

5. From Maps to Models - Getting Ready

5. From Maps to Models - Lesson Plan

5. From Maps to Models - Assessments

5. From Maps to Models - Sources and Standards

6. Topo Tour

6. Topo Tour - Logistics

6. Topo Tour - Background

6. Topo Tour - Getting Ready

6. Topo Tour - Lesson Plan

6. Topo Tour - Assessments

6. Topo Tour - Sources and Standards

7. Erosion Patterns

7. Erosion Patterns - Logistics

7. Erosion Patterns - Sources and Standards

7. Erosion Patterns - Background

7. Erosion Patterns - Getting Ready

7. Erosion Patterns - Lesson Plan

7. Erosion Patterns - Assessments

Project - Sediment Study

Sediment Study - Logistics

Sediment Study - Background

Sediment Study - Getting Ready

Sediment Study - Lesson Plan

Sediment Study - Going Further

Sediment Study - Standards

Sub Plan - Bay Classroom Webquest

Bay Classroom - Logistics

Bay Classroom - Background

Bay Classroom - Getting Ready

Bay Classroom - Lesson Plan

Bay Classroom - Assessments

Bay Classroom - Sources and Standards

Field Trip - Bay Model

Bay Model - Planning Guide

Field Trip - Save the Bay

Save the Bay - Planning Guide