Our Wonderful Watershed Presentation by: Chesapeake Bay - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Our Wonderful Watershed Presentation by: Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Can you find your school? Follow the Raindrop

Fieldscope – Flow Map http://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/v3/maps/773

What is a watershed??

Why is the Chesapeake Bay is important to people?

Why is the Chesapeake Bay important for wildlife?

Day Around the Bay – Story time! • Would you swim in it? • Is it healthy for animals to live in?

Day Around the Bay – Discussion! • Who polluted the Bay? • How can we prevent pollution from getting into the Bay? • How can we improve the health of the Bay?

Wetland in a Pan • Materials: – Soil – Aluminum pan – Water – Foil sheets (3) – Food coloring – Sponge pieces (up to 10) – Measuring cup

Wetland in a Pan • Set Up – Use 2 sheets of foil to create a downhill landscape – Use 1 sheet of foil to cover hill – 10 pieces of sponge – 50mL of soil – 100 mL of water in “Bay” end of pan

Brainstorm! What can we do to clean up our schoolyard, local streams, and the Chesapeake Bay?