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Date 4/13 Reminders -All missing grades due by Thursday!
How much water do you think you use in a day? Where does the water you use come from?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION What land features make up a watershed?
OBJECTIVES -Discover why fresh water is so important -Discuss watersheds
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Apples and Oceans

• Partner A/C- Paper Plate Graph
• Partner B/D Apple Cutting
• Voice Level 1
• Do not eat unless told to do so.

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Slice 1 1/4 of the Planet is LAND
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Draw on a Circle Graph
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LAND
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Slice 2 1/8 of the Planet is Uninhabitable Land
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Draw on Circle Graph
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LAND
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Slice1/8 of the Planet is Habitable Land
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Draw on Circle Graph
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LAND
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1/32 of the Planet is Farmable Land
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Draw on Circle Graph
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LAND
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3/10,000 of the Planet is Land with Drinkable
Water
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Draw on Circle Graph
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LAND
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Watersheds

• The entire areas of land including mountain tops,
  hillsides, and valleys that drain into the river
  is called a watershed.

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Watersheds

• Watersheds
• Edward's Aquifer

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Date 4/14 Reminders -Missing grades due by Thursday (NO EXCEPTIONS!)
How would you describe a watershed?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION What land features make up a watershed?
OBJECTIVES -Explore the features of a watershed -Identify sources of pollution in a watershed
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LAPTOPS

• If you can not log in, place the computer on top
  of the cart and retrieve a new one.

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Watersheds

• The entire areas of land including mountain tops,
  hillsides, and valleys that drain into the river
  is called a watershed.

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Reading

• Read SILENTLY.

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Exploring Watersheds

• Online Watershed Exploration
• Identify and Define Limestone, Water Table,
  Sinking Stream, Wet Cave, and Spring

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Pre-Ap Where is your Watershed?Find Your
Watershed
O.Henry
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Lets Review
ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do humans impact water in a watershed?
OBJECTIVES -Explore the features of a watershed -Identify sources of pollution in a watershed
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Date 4/15 4/16 Reminders -Grades due no later than Thursday -Take small sheet home and answer questions
Why is it important not to use too much nitrogen-rich fertilizer on your lawn?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do humans impact water in a watershed?
OBJECTIVES -Explore human impact of watersheds.
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Water Pollution

• Water Pollution

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Watershed Lab
Objective Test a nearby creek for the amount of
nitrogen or oxygen in the water. Materials Stud
ent Sheet Pencil Notebook Outside
expectations Stay with the group Stay out of the
street (watch for cars) Level 2 voice
maximum Keep track of materials Stay on task
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On the walk
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Notebook Setup

• Tape your water test lab sheet into page____
• On page ____ create the following T-Chart

Point-Source Pollution Definition Example
NON-Point-Source Pollution Definition Example

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• Point source pollution
• Water pollution that starts from a single source.
• Examples?
• Non-Point source pollution
• Water pollution that can not be tracked to one
  single point.
• Examples?

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Point Source Pollution
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NON Point Source Pollution
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Exit Ticket

• In your notebook on page __________, answer the
  following question
• Describe examples of how human activities impact
  the quality of their water.
• Use the following vocabulary in your writing
• Watershed point source pollution
• Non-point source pollution

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Streams and Rivers

• Bill Nye

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Erosion and Deposition
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Erosion
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Deposition of Sediments Filling Up a Lake
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Watershed Activist Poster

• Research an issue from the homework with your
  partners.
• Discuss the cause, the problem itself, and any
  solutions
• With your group, create a poster you might take
  to a protest to bring awareness to the issue.
• Use color, images, and words that call for action.

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Websites

• A) http//austintexas.gov/article/sterile-asian-gr
  ass-carp-be-released-lake-austin-hydrilla-control
• B) http//austintexas.gov/department/water-treatme
  nt-plant-4
• C) http//austintexas.gov/department/scoop-poop
• D)http//www.austintexas.gov/print/article/nationa
  l-flood-safety-awareness-week-march-17-through-22

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Interview

• Find a person to interview, and ask them the
  following questions
• What issue did you learn about?
• What is causing the issue?
• What will happen if it continues?
• What are some ways to solve the problem?

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Date 4/18 Q How do humans impact water in a watershed?
How can weathering, erosion, and deposition effect watersheds?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do humans impact water in a watershed?
OBJECTIVES -Read about weathering, erosion, and deposition in Austin watersheds -Discuss issues impacting Austin watersheds