Take a little wade in the wetlands. A fun unit has pupils conduct a literature review to learn how climate change and human actions affect wetland ecosystems. They take a trip to a wetland, observe the fauna and flora, and then take and analyze core samples.

Concepts

wetland ecosystems, climate change, birds, trees, frogs, animals, human impact on the environment, data analysis, scientific research

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite an environmental scientist to take part in the activities
  

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is written for a New York City audience in mind, focusing on the wetlands in the Alley Pond Park in Queens
  
• A drying oven is necessary for the loss of ignition test
  

Pros

• Provides a variety of printable student worksheets and handouts, including some that have cool pictures
  
• Lists some links to websites for further reading

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.11-12.1