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Wad-a-Watershed

Students examine the basic geography of a watershed, how water flows through the system, and how people can impact the quality of our water.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
45 minutes
Updated
January 25, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom

Acknowledgements

This lesson is adapted from Ilinois Agriculture in the Classroom's Wad-a-Watershed lesson.

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Social Studies – Geography
    • Geography Standard 16 (Grades 3-4): The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
      • Objective 1: The characteristics of renewable, nonrenewable, and flow resources.
      • Objective 2: The spatial distribution of types of resources.
      • Objective 3: The sustainable use of resources in daily life.
    • Geography Standard 16 (Grade 5): The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
      • Objective 1: People can have different viewpoints regarding the meaning and use of resources.
      • Objective 2: The formation and spatial distribution of types of resources.
      • Objective 3: Humans can manage resources to sustain or prolong their use.
  • Science
    • 5-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • 5-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.