Categories:
Water Quality Activities
Writing Exercises
Salt Marsh Activities
Freshwater Activities
Beach Activities
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Water Quality Activities
Aquatic Sampling Worksheet
This worksheet is to be used with water quality sampling
in freshwater resource. Used in conjunction with Macroinvertebrate
key and Student Water Quality Testing.
Macroinvertebrate
Key (with pictures)
Macroinvertebrate
Key (without pictures)
Keys developed for the most common organisms found in and
around freshwater resources near Ft. Fisher. One document
contains pictures, the other does not.
Red Cabbage pH
Fun way to introduce the concept of pH to students.
Student Water Quality
Overview of pH, temperature and salinity to discuss the
importance of each with students. This is similar to activities
conducted in the Sea Scholars Program.
Successful Netting
How to use various nets and their purposes.
Water Quality Data Sheet
Fill in the blank field data worksheet. Includes spaces
for fresh, brackish and salt water resources.
Teacher Water Quality Testing
In-depth discussion, how to’s, vocabulary and pre-
and post- activity suggestions and discussion questions.
Objective: To gain a better understanding of a variety of
ecosystems and the interrelatedness of the living and nonliving
factors that play a role in ecosystem maintenance. Introduces
food webs, the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem,
human impact and the water cycle.
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Writing Exercises
Animal Species Account Worksheet to be used as a guideline for writing and research
projects.
Beachwalk Worksheet designed to be used in conjunction with outdoor
activity and writing exercises.
Observing Nature Several activities designed to increase the students’ observation
skills, research skills, writing skills. Several activity
ideas to choose from.
Plant Species Account Worksheet to be used as a guideline for writing and research
projects.
Salt Marsh Organisms Easy checklist students can use to help them remember what
they observed in the salt marsh. May be used with water quality,
salt marsh and writing activities.
Writing Exercises
Several activities designed to increase students’ knowledge
and proficiency in reading, writing and the use of various
resource options.
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Salt Marsh Activities
Blank silhouette
Printable sheet to make your own silhouettes easy to construct.
Commonly Asked Questions
A list of the most commonly asked questions about the salt
marsh, including detailed answers.
Fish ID
Indoor activity used to introduce field guides and identification
techniques to students. Can be used outdoors as field activity.
Salt Marsh Food Web Puzzle
Crossword puzzle to assist students in learning vocabulary
of the salt marsh. Student and teacher versions included.
Salt Marsh Organisms
Easy checklist students can use to help them remember what
they observed in the salt marsh. May be used with water quality,
salt marsh and writing activities.
Salt Marsh Plant Key
Simple plant key used to introduce students to plant identification
techniques. Must be used in conjunction with Salt Marsh Plant
key activity.
Salt Marsh Plant Key Activity
To introduce basic skills and guidelines necessary to identifying
and understanding the individual plant components of an ecosystem.
Silhouettes
Worksheet with silhouettes of plant leaves to be used in
conjunction with Salt Marsh Plant Key and Salt Marsh Plant
Key Activity.
The Salt Marsh
Overview and activity suggestions to explore the characteristics
of an estuary and salt marsh ecosystem.
Mud Snail Populations The purpose of this activity is to give students an additional
tool they can use to assess ecosystem components. The calculations
are designed to put everyday math skills into practical experience
and to expose students to calculations leading to statistical
analysis of data.
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Freshwater Activities
GCEELE Sorting
Fun, simple sorting activities from the Goose Creek EELE
to introduce students to the concept of keying or sorting
in order to identify plants, animals, etc.
Herbarium
Herbariums are fun ways to learn about and document plants
that you see in and around your home or schoolyard. It’s
a great activity for class projects. Herbariums combine nature
with art.
How to Develop a Key
Key development made easy. Gives you step-by-step instructions
and includes activities for developing keys to use with students.
It All Flows Downstream
A variety of activities designed to introduce topography
maps, watershed concepts and water quality issues. Incorporates
various research techniques. Student and teacher versions
included.
Tadpole Tanks
The “how to’s” of setting up and maintaining
a tadpole tank for your classroom. Included by popular demand.
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Beach Activities
Crawl ID
Illustrations and crawl descriptions of several sea turtles
native to North Carolina. To be used in conjunction with
Turtles and Turtles 2.
You Make the Crawl and Adapted for Survival
Various activities to introduce the unique nesting habits
of sea turtles along the southeastern North Carolina Coast
by incorporating research and data collection skills specific
to sea turtle nesting.
Individual Crawl Record
Data sheet to be used with some activities described in
You Make the Crawl.
Sand Activity
To allow students to investigate the components of sand
in different parts of the state, region or country. Use in
conjunction with Common Components of Sand.
Gyotaku
Fun activity to incorporate art with science. Gyotaku, the
art of fish printing is a good way to gain an appreciation
for the beauty and variety of fishes and can be used for
making prints of shells, rocks, flowers, and other items.
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