Portfolio Category: Lessons

Life of a Raindrop

What is a watershed? How does water move through the environment? Where does it start? Where does it end? What does it bring along the way? Students will prove their ...

Help Wanted

What is a niche? What is a community? What is adaptation? This activity will help students understand the term niche. Students write a newspaper-style want-ad looking for an organism to ...

All About Energy

How do we produce electricity and what is the cost? How much electricity do we use? What is our contribution to pollution? How does our energy use affect the climate? ...

Ecosystem Services

Why are wetlands important? What are ecosystem services? How do wetlands protect us? How do wetlands fght climate change? Students will understand how wetlands around the Bay shoreline protect coastal ...

Drawdown

How can meet the challenge of climate change? Is there a solution to climate change? What is it? Who do I need to talk to in order to solve climate ...

Deforestation

What is the value of a tree to its ecosystem? What is the value of a tree as a resource for humans? What is the carbon cycle? What is a ...

The Bay Starts Here

How is your neighborhood connected to the Bay? What is a watershed? How does pollution move through watersheds, and though your neighborhood? Students will understand what a watershed is and ...

Adopt a Drain

How does pollution reach The Bay? What can we do to prevent pollution? What kinds of waste are found at storm drains? How can our school prevent these types of ...

Ecosystem Explorer

How do we define ecosystems? How do abiotic and biotic factors change between ecosystems? What is climate? Students will explore an open space near their school or home. They will ...

Flower Power

What is botany? How do scientists tell flowers apart? What is the physiology of a flower? Why is it important? Students will learn to identify different flower parts and how ...