A teacher workshop was held in September 2009 at Cherry Valley Resort in Newark, Ohio. At the workshop the research team presented the student knowledge gaps pertaining to stream and watershed. These gaps were identified by comparing the expert influence diagram with the student's mental model. The teachers sythesized the student's knowledge gaps into Five Essential Questions that they would address throughout the year by designing and implementing lessons that focused on these gaps.
These lesson plans are available below. Some of the lesson plans have supplemental documents such as worksheets or additional information attached. In other cases the supplemental documents may be provided as an additional PDF file. If you have any questions regarding these lesson plans, you may contact the teacher who originally designed the lesson plan (their email address is provided at the end of the lesson plan) or you may contact Dr. Deborah Hersha at hersha.5@osu.edu.
Essential Question 1: How do topography, elevation and/or gravity determine the flow/direction of stream?
Files: Lesson Plan: A Grave Mistake
Files: Lesson Plan: EduWebLab on Photosynthesis and Lake Profiles
Files: Lesson Plan: Modeling a Watershed
Files: Lesson Plan: Stream Profiles and their Relationship to Meanders
Stream order and Drainage Patterns
Eduweb Lab on Pollution Source
WaterWaterEverywhere Lesson
Introduction to Water
Essential Question 2: How human activities influence stream?
Files: Lesson Plan: Modeling a Watershed
Files: Lesson Plan: Phosphates, Nitrates and Eutrophication
Files: Lesson Plan: Production and Effects of Acid Rain
Files: Lesson Plan: Total Dissolved Solids and Total Suspended Solids
Eduweb Lab on Pollution Source
Production and Effects of Acid Rain
Phosphates, Nitrates and Algal Blooms
Endotherms and Exotherms
Case Study on Stream Improvements
Pigeon River Debate
Intro to Water Pollution Lesson - PowerPoint
Introduction to Water Pollution
Intro to Stream Monitor Notes - PowerPoint
Introduction to Stream Monitoring
Essential Question 3: How do energy and/or nutrients flow in the watershed?
Stream Health
Essential Question 4: What are various locations of niche/habitats/organisms found in streams/watersheds?
Essential Questions 5: Final Reflection: Connectivity
Stream Health
Student Materials
Creek Habitat by Billy - PowerPoint
Rocky Fork Stream Study analysis and Report - PowerPoint
Science PowerPoint - PowerPoint
Stream Study and Presentations Pictures
TDS and TSS - PowerPoint