Students will make a 3-dimensional model of a catchment basin to understand how water moves through the basin and explore how water is affected when there are changes in the basin.
Categories
Hydrosphere
Water Transparency
Water Temperature
pH
Conductivity
Salinity
Dissolved Oxygen
Alkalinity
Nitrates
Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
Hydrology
Model a Catchment Basin
Students
Teachers
MS-ETS1-3
MS-ETS1-4
1 period (approx. 45 min.)
MS-ETS1-1
MS-ETS1-2
LS: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
ESS: The History of Planet Earth
ESS: Earth Materials and Systems
ETS: Engineering Design
2-ESS2-2
5-ESS3-1
Lower Primary: K-2
Learning Activities
Upper Primary: 3-5
Secondary: 9-12
Middle: 6-8
MS-ESS2-2
English
MS-LS2-5
