Project WILD Aquatic Activities for Grades 5-8

Grad Grade Level Activity Title Page Description e Expectations 5 – 8 Fishy Who's 8 Inquiry: Students complete an inventory of fish habitats that exist SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 Who (8) in their area. Language Arts: Students obtain information about SCI GLE 0607.2.4 the various fish species that occur in local habitats and locate the LA GLE 0601.3.1 fish species on a map. 5 – 8 Designing a 19 Students design a habitat suitable for aquatic wildlife to survive in a SCI GLE 0607.2.3 Habitat (19) zoo or an aquarium. 5 - 8 Where Does 21 Students describe relationships among precipitation, runoff, and SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 Water Run? aquatic habitats. Inquiry and Math: Students measure a site and SCI GLE 0607.8.1 (21) calculate the volume of rainfall the site receives. Language Arts: Math GLE 0606.1.5 Students discuss the possible fates of the rainwater striking a site. LA GLE 0601.2.8 5 – 8 Water Canaries 24 Inquiry: Students investigate a stream or pond using sampling SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 (24) techniques. SCI GLE 0607.2.3 SCI GLE 0607.2.4 5 – 8 Wetland 39 Language Arts: Students are presented with a selection of objects SCI GLE 0607.2.4 Metaphors (39) to investigate as metaphors for the natural functions of wetlands. LA GLE 0601.3.1 5 – 8 Micro Odyssey 49 Students will examine, draw, paint, and identify microorganisms in SCI GLE 0607.2.3 (49) pond water. SCI GLE 0607.2.4 5 – 8 Blue-Ribbon 52 Students create a variety of representations of wildlife that can be SCI GLE 0607.2.4 Niche (52) found in riparian zones. 5 – 8 Pond 66 Language Arts: Students create murals showing three major SCI GLE 0607.2.3 Succession (66) stages of pond succession. LA GLE 0601.7.4 5 – 8 Edge of Home 75 Students explore the concept of ecotones by visiting places where SCI GLE 0607.2.4

1 Grad Grade Level Activity Title Page Description e Expectations (75) habitats overlap. 5 – 8 Water Wings 110 Language Arts: Students will visualize a simulated field trip and SCI GLE 0607.8.1 (110) then create artwork and poetry. LA GLE 0601.3.1 5 – 8 Puddle 114 Inquiry: Students observe water that accumulates in puddles. SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 Wonders! (114) Math: Students measure the depth, area and volume of puddles. SCI GLE 0607.8.1 Math GLE 0606.1.5 5 – 8 Riparian 118 Language Arts: Awareness of a riparian zone is created through SCI GLE 0607.2.4 Retreat (118) the use of a simulated field trip and art work. LA GLE 0601.2.1 LA GLE 0601.7.4 5 – 8 How Wet is Our 121 Math: Students calculate water volumes using percentages. SCI GLE 0607.8.1 Planet? (121) Math GLE 0606.2.3 5 – 8 Watershed 132 Inquiry and Math: Students measure the area of a local SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 (132) watershed, calculate the amount of water it received each year. SCI GLE 0607.2.3 Language Arts: Students discuss the varied roles a watershed Math GLE 0606.1.5 plays in human and wildlife habitat. LA GLE 0601.2.8 5 – 8 What's in the 136 Through simulations and direct measurement, students experience SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 Air? (136) differing conditions of acidity in aquatic habitats and explore the SCI GLE 0607.2.3 consequences of acidic conditions on aquatic life. Inquiry: Math GLE 0606.1.5 Students collect data over a two week period on grass seedlings “watered” with different vinegar solutions. Math: Students graph data and compare results for different vinegar treatments. 5 – 8 What's in the 140 Students analyze the pollutants found in a hypothetical river. Math: SCI GLE 0607.2.3 Water? (140) Students graph the quantities of pollutants in a hypothetical water LA GLE 0601.5.1 sample. Language Arts: Students make recommendations about Math GLE 0606.1.5 actions that could be taken to improve the habitat.

2 Grad Grade Level Activity Title Page Description e Expectations 5 – 8 Water's Going 149 Math: Students estimate and calculate water consumption. Inquiry SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 On? (149) and Language Arts: Students design and try out ways to conserve SCI GLE 0607.8.1 water. Math GLE 0606.1.5 LA GLE 0601.5.1 5 - 8 Alice in 151 Students explore water use and its effects on wildlife habitat. SCI GLE 0607.Inq.2 Waterland (151) Language Arts: Students experience a simulated field trip and SCI GLE 0607.8.1 discuss potential water use impacts. Inquiry and Math: Students Math GLE 0606.1.5 gather data on their daily water use for 5 days. They implement LA GLE 0601.5.1 water conservation and gather another set of data to compare results. 6 – 8 Fishable 158 Students evaluate how healthy fish populations provide multiple SCI GLE 0607.2.4 Waters (158) benefits for their community, and play a card game to explore the connection between water quality, habitat, and “fishable and swimmable” waters, as stated in the Clean Water Act of 1972. 5 – 8 Aquatic Times 188 Language Arts: Students investigate, write, and produce a SCI GLE 0607.Inq.5 (188) newspaper that features aquatic information and issues. Inquiry: LA GLE 0601.3.1 Students can use this “newspaper writing” approach to communicate the results of inquiry. 5 – 8 Kelp Help (195) 195 Language Arts: Students research kelp, create a mural, and SCI GLE 0607.2.3 report to the class their findings. LA GLE 0601.4.2

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