ESTUARY CURRICULUM
ALL LEVELS
Intro to Estuaries – PowerPoint
Intro to National Estuarine Research Reserve PowerPoint
Sample Letter to Your Representative
Wonders of Wetlands (WOW) – pp. 288-316)
ELEMENTARY
Gallery Walk – Station Questions
Wonders of Wetlands (WOW) – Soak It Up (p. 162)
WOW – Wetland Metaphor Scavenger Hunt (p. 85)
WOW – Wetland Address (p. 147)
WOW – Marsh Market (p. 109)
Pollution, Contaminants & Runoff
WOW – Treatment Plants (p. 120)
A Grave Mistake (from Project WET)
A Grave Mistake (Color Copy of Community Map)
WOW – A Drop in the Bucket (p. 159)
WOW – Recipe for Trouble (p. 199)
WOW – Runoff Race (p. 210)
WOW – Marsh Mystery (p. 116)
Climate Change & Green Infrastructure
WOW – Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (p. 253)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Gallery Walk – Station Questions
Wonders of Wetlands (WOW) – Wetland in a Pan (p. 212)
Wetland Metaphor Scavenger Hunt
WOW – Wetland Address (p. 147)
Pollution, Contaminants & Runoff
WOW – Treatment Plants (p. 120)
Our Polluted Seas – Background Info
Climate Change & Green Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure Activity Instructions
Green Infrastructure slideshow
WOW – Wetland Tradeoffs (p. 285)
HIGH SCHOOL
Intro To Estuaries
Gallery Walk – Station Questions
Wonders of Wetlands (WOW) – Wetland in a Pan (p. 212)
Wetland Metaphor Scavenger Hunt
WOW – Wetland Address (p. 147)
Pollution, Contaminants & Runoff
WOW – Treatment Plants (p. 120)
Our Polluted Seas – Background Info
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (ALL LEVELS)
VIDEOS
Green Infrastructure in Providence, RI
We can clean the ocean – TED Talk
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Green Infrastructure – Fact Sheet
Green Infrastructure – Tree Fact Sheet
Green Infrastructure – Stormwater Overview