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WETLANDS MODULE CONTENTS
BOX A
BOOK BOX
__15 magnifying lenses
__1 package food coloring
__4 wet erase markers
__1 Wetlands by William J. Mitsch
__1 Ecosystem: Wetlands by Peter D. Moore
__1 Discover Nature in Water and Wetlands by Elizabeth P. Lawlor
__1 One Small Square: Swamp by Donald M. Silver
__1 Birds of Lake, Pond, and Marsh by John Eastman
__1 The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of
Eastern Freshwater Wetlands
__1 America's Wetlands by Frank Staub
__1 Wetlands: Investigating Swamps, Bogs, Fens, and Marshes by Pamela
Hickman
__1 Plants in Wetlands by Charles B. Redington
__1 Common Marsh, Underwater, and Floating-Leaved Plants by Neil
Hotchkiss
__1 Through the Looking Glass: A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants by
Susan Borman, Robert Korth and Joe Temte
__1 Soil Survey of Crawford County Pennsylvania
__1 Abridged National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands
__1 Freshwater Wetlands Video
__1 World Wetland Day 2008 CD by Ramsar
__1 Birdsong identiflyer with 4 cards: Marsh and Wetlands, Yard
Birds one, Yard Birds two, and Lakes and Rivers.
__2 How to Know the Aquatic Plants by G. W. Prescott
__2 Common Marsh, Underwater & Floating-leaved Plants of the
United States and Canada by Neil Hotchkins.
POSTERS
__2 Invertebrates of Ponds & Wetlands Posters (in brown tube
in main box)
__2 Wetlands Posters (laminated and rolled in main box)
__1 Wetland Types Activity Poster
__6 small laminated Wetland Animals Posters labeled (A)
__6 small laminated Wetland Animals Posters labeled (B)
ACTIVITY ENVELOPES
Wetland Observations, Wetland Types, Wetland Animals, Temporary
Wetlands Survivor, Treatment Plants, This Plant Key is All Wet,
Web of Life, Marsh Madness, Town Hall Meeting, Wetlands Creek Geek
Knowledgy, Wetlands Powerpoint, This Plant Key is All Wet.
OTHER ENVELOPES
__1 Wetlands: Vital to Watershed Health Poster
__1 Wetlands: Wildlife, Plants, & People! Poster
WETLAND METAPHORS BOX
__antacid, bottle of water, animal crackers, house picture, coffee
filter, strainer, cradle picture, duct tape, Frisbee, motel picture,
pillow, postcard, rattle, soap, speed limit sign, 4 sponges, straw,
toilet paper, Tupperware container, umbrella, whisk, zoo picture,
transformer toys, rice, paper towels, plastic bag
OTHER
__The Pools of Spring laminated article
__1 yellow rope wrap for Temporary Wetlands Survivor
BOX B
__5 aluminum trays for Wetland Observations
__5 yard sticks for Wetland Observations
__3 soil agars
__1 soil logging tray
LOOSE ITEM
__Soil profile shovel (trench-digging shovel)
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WETLANDS MODULE ACTIVITIES
Wetlands
Metaphors!
· Compare the characteristics, functions, and benefits of
wetlands to common objects.
Wetland
Observations
· Visit a local area and make observations about the area's
hydrology, soils, and vegetation. Use those observations to determine
if the area is a wetland, what type of wetland it is, and approximately
where the wetland boundaries are.
Wetland
Types
· Students will learn about six common types of wetlands,
which are a saltwater marsh, a mangrove swamp, a freshwater swamp,
a freshwater marsh, a fen, and a bog. Then they will match the pictures
of wetlands to their corresponding descriptions.
Wetland
Animals
· Students will identify common watlands animals through
a series of clues. Click
here for Clue Cards.
Temporary
Wetland Survivor
· Participate in a scavenger hunt to simulate the race against
time that occurs in a temporary wetland. Secure shelter, find food
and water, and find a mate before time runs out and the temporary
wetland dries up. Click
here for the Wetland Survivor Board.
Web
of Life
· Create a wetland food web, learn organisms' roles in a
wetland ecosystem and discuss how energy and potentially toxins
are passed through the food web.
Treatment
Plants
· Observe how wetland plants filter water through a demonstration
using celery and food coloring.
This
Plant Key is All Wet!
· Learn to use a plant key to identify pictures of mystery
wetland emergent plants in the classroom. Use your new skill to
identify wetland plants in the field.
Water
Plant Art
· Students will explore and identify aquatic plant life and
create a piece of artwork using plants.
Cattail
Check-Up
· Investigate cattail adaptations through observation, reading,
and drawing.
Marsh
Madness
· Match given scenarios with appropriate wetland regulations
to gain points. Avoid violations that are issued when scenarios
and regulations are mismatched. Use clues as necessary to help determine
the connection between scenarios and regulations. Click
here for Marsh Madness cards.
Town
Hall Meeting
· Decide what to do when wetlands regulations and development
intersect. Be a stakeholder and role-play in a town hall meeting
to express your views and concerns about proposed developments near
wetland habitat. Click
here for Scenerio Roles.
Wetlands Creek Geek Knowledgy
· Review what you've learned in other module activities in
Creek Connections' version of Jeopardy. Click
here for High School version. Click
here for Middle School version.
VIDEO
- Freshwater Wetlands
· Take a virtual tour of several types of wetlands, observe
flora, fauna, and soils, and use what you learn to complete a worksheet.
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Module Resource Guide Information
Sections
Additional Module Resources
Articles and fact sheets about wetland types, functions, flora and
fauna, soils, hydrology, protection, management, and conservation.
General Activity Information
A list of module activities and an explanation of the activity
format (layout).
Activities
Specific to the wetlands theme, these activities include all the
necessary background information for teachers to pick up the activity
and do the lesson in their classrooms or in the field.
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