Into the Dead Zone
Lesson Plans
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences
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Provided by EarthEcho International
What it is
- This unit about dead zones from EarthEcho International includes a series of videos about the sources of pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, lesson plans about oyster reef ecology and an urbanized water cycle, worksheets, and activities.
- There are also resources about careers in science and about youth taking action on this site.
Teaching tips
Positives
- There is enough content here for an entire unit on water pollution, allowing you to pick and choose the videos, lessons, and activities that work best for your classes.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to print off the included worksheets for the activities and associated lessons.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The videos include closed captioning and playback speed control for students with learning differences or ELL students.
- Social studies classes ca use the videos to connect many different human activities to sources of pollution that affect some communities more than others.
- Science classes can use the videos, activities, worksheets, and lessons to enhance lessons about the water cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, limiting nutrients, eutrophication, and nonpoint pollution.
- Other resources on this topic include this PBS video and this water quality activity guide.
From the scientist review
There is no citation for "400 dead zones have been identified globally." All the videos in the resource contain relevant information to take action to restore our watersheds, rivers, bays, and oceans. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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