Lentic versus Lotic Activity Credits

Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystem
Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystems was created by Cynthia J. O'Hora March 2006. Special thanks to Dotty Welsh of Mansfield, PA. who generously provided photos from her neck of the Pennsylvania woods! Thanks, as well, to Dr. John E. Farr of Dubois, PA. for his great photos. Other engaging water related activities Label this map of Pennsylvania's fresh Waters Learning about Watersheds online activity 7-12th Fresh Water in Pennsylvania 4-6th Precipitation and Population Math of Fresh Water video project Drought presentation pbl The Hydrologic Cycle Environmental Inquiry - Watersheds Wetlands - Envirothon Water Words - online vocab puzzle Pennsylvania Projects NOAA Learning Objects videos Stream Ecology Pennsylvania Groundwater Contaminated By Coal Ash Green Energy online videos Johnstown PA 1936 Flood old news reel video on YouTube Water and Water Quality resources from PSU Digital Library for Earth System Education - a distributed community effort to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels Cooperative Wetlands Center @ Penn State WaterSense Pathfinder Science - Stream Monitoring PA Science Assessment Anchors 4th grade Watershed Atlas of the Manongahela and Allegheny Rivers Groundwater Groundwater: A Primer for Pennsylvanians Enviromapper for water USGS Real-Time Water Data for Pennsylvania Water Resources of the United States Hetch Hetchy and the Sierra Nevada Watershed - Make a similar project for your community Water Wars problem based learning activity Wave Machine at PBS Savage Seas Across Great Lakes region, pact faces different challenges Great Lakes water compact tests regional unity Aligned with the Pennsylvania State Academic Standards for: Ecology and the Environment. Watersheds and Wetlands 4.1. A: Identify various types of water environments · Lotic systems (e.g. creeks, rivers, streams) · Lentic systems (ponds, lakes, swamps) Reading Writing, Listening and Speaking 1.2. 5, 8, 11 Reading Critically in All Content Areas - A. Read and understand essential content of informational texts and documents in all academic areas. 1.6.5, 8, 11 Speaking and Listening - F. Use media for learning purposes. 1.8.5, 8, 11 Research - B. Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies More info: "Water: An Endangered Resource," a Penn State Public Broadcasting production Water Science for Schools - USGS \| Report: Pollution impairs miles of Snyder County waterways \| Susquehanna Greenway Partnership CBF Report Identifies Major Sources of Pollution in the Susquehanna River
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"High quality water is more than the dream of the conservationists, more than a political slogan; high quality water, in the right quantity at the right place at the right time, is essential to health, recreation, and economic growth." - Edmund S. Muskie, U.S. Senator, speech, 1 March 1966 This activity may be used by nonprofit organizations and by individuals for personal use.