National Geographic
National Geographic: Visualizing Watershed Health
Using data visualizations that show dissolved oxygen levels, students analyze the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They will also learn about dead zones, which are aquatic areas where there is insufficient oxygen to support life....
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Restoring Oyster Reefs
After learning about the role of oysters in an estuary ecosystem and a population decline that oysters have faced over time from overharvesting and pollution, students work with data to determine where are ideal sites for restoring...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Restoring Oyster Reefs
After learning about the role of oysters in an estuary ecosystem and a population decline that oysters have faced over time from overharvesting and pollution, young scholars work with data to determine where are ideal sites for restoring...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Asking and Answering Questions With Data
This inquiry is intended to provide students with practice developing investigable questions that need data, and specifically large datasets, to be answered. Click the teacher resources link for teaching guides and student handouts.
Other
Bscs: Asking and Answering Questions With Data
In this self-directed lesson, students use graphs and maps of water quality to investigate relationships between variables to answer questions. A handout with everything the student needs to complete this lesson is available as a PDF or...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: It's All in the Watershed
Learn about your ecological home on this site. The nation shares the Chesapeake Bay watershed, our ecological home. Most stories on this site focus on separate plants and animals, but together, these stories literally show a web of life.