Aquatic Pennsylvania
Aquatic Pennsylvania
Objectives
In this unit, students will identify and describe characteristics in local water environments and be able to explain how living things are dependent on nonliving things in this environment for survival. Students will:
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examine and explain change through recording observations.
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identify the lotic and lentic water systems.
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explain why some water moves and other water does not.
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identify local fish, insects, and amphibians found in fresh water.
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identify local plants found in fresh water.
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identify a local ecosystem and its living and nonliving components.
Essential Questions
Related Unit and Lesson Plans
Related Materials & Resources
The possible inclusion of commercial websites below is not an implied endorsement of their products, which are not free, and are not required for this lesson plan.
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Six Ways to the Sea
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/anglerboater/2000/playsp00/sixwayse.pdf -
Pennsylvania Envirothon
http://www.envirothonpa.org/Aquatic-Ecology.shtml -
What Do You Know About the Water Cycle?
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/anglerboater/2000/playsp00/watercyl.pdf
Formative Assessment
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Multiple Choice Items:
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1. Which habitat is covered with water?
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A
Desert
B
Wetland
C
polar region
D
Forest
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2. What is an environment of living things?
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A
Highway
B
Rock
C
Habitat
D
swimming pool
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3. What type of system is a river?
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A
Lotic
B
Nature
C
Stream
D
Mountain
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4. In what habitat would you see a bullfrog?
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A
Ocean
B
Desert
C
Polar
D
Pond
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5. What type of system is a lotic system?
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A
Shallow
B
Flowing
C
Closed
D
Deep
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6. In what habitat might you find a frog?
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A
Marsh
B
Polar
C
Ocean
D
Tree
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7. A salamander lives in a wetland habitat.
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A
True
B
False
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8. A river has still water.
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A
True
B
False
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9. Water flows from low to high.
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A
True
B
False
Multiple Choice Answer Key:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. B
Short-Answer Item:
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10. Pick two clues from the box that match the river picture below and write them in the space provided.
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Clues
*has moving water *is a lentic water system
*has still water *is a lotic water system
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The river __________________________________________________________________
and
__________________________________________________________________.
Short-answer key and Scoring Rubrics:
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10. Pick two clues from the box that match the river picture below and write them in the space provided.
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*has moving water *is a lentic water system
*has still water *is a lotic water system
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Points
Description
2
Student identifies both characteristics: has moving water and is a lotic system
1
Student identifies one of the two characteristics above.
0
Student identifies none of the above characteristics.
Performance Assessment:
- You have been outside exploring in a wetlands habitat. Draw and label two living things and two nonliving things.
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Complete the sentence.
A wetland is an area that has lots of (dry or wet) land.
I could find these living things: _____________ and ________________ along with these nonliving things ________________ and __________________.
Performance Assessment Scoring Rubric:
Points
Description
3
The student completes the following requirements and completes the sentence with a reasonable explanation:
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The student draws and labels two living things in a wetland.
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The student draws and labels two nonliving things in a wetland.
- The student completes the sentence with a reasonable explanation (e.g., Living things (plants and/or animals): bullfrog, perch, mussels, turtle, salamander, cattail, Pennywort. Nonliving things: rocks, soil, air, sun, shelter)
2
The student completes two of the requirements.
1
The student completes one of the requirements.
0
The student demonstrates lack of understanding or does not attempt to complete the assessment.
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DRAFT 11/10/2010
