Format
1.This program begins with a discussion about the importance of water and the concept of a watershed.
2.We examine images, documents, objects, and multimedia clips and discuss how populations have interacted with the Chesapeake Bay throughout history.
3.Participants analyze data to determine how the Bay has changed over time.
4.Participants then learn about conservation and efforts being made to protect the Bay today.
5.We discuss possible ways participants can do to help protect their local watersheds.
6.Time is allowed for questions and answers
Objectives
The participant will:
- explore the changing interaction between local populations and the Chesapeake Bay over time.
- engage in a discussion about how students can individually and as a class protect their own watershed
- develop an appreciation for the importance of preserving the health of natural water sources.
- explore how and why local natural water sources are so important.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.5.RI.1 -- Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.5.RI.3 -- Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.5.RI.7 -- Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.5.RI.9 -- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.This program can be adapted for various grade levels. Outlined below are the 5th grade benchmarks and standards met by this program.
UNITED STATES HISTORY CONTENT STANDARDS
Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
--Standard 3: How the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the America
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
-- Standard 1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people
COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR LITERACY
RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawning inferences from the text.
RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
C3 FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
D2.Geo.5.3-5. Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change over time.
D2.Geo.6.3-5. Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in specific places or regions.
D2.Geo.8.3-5. Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.
D2.Geo.11.3-5. Describe how the spatial patterns of economic activities in a place change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.
D2.Geo.12.3-5. Explain how natural and human-made catastrophic events in one place affect people living in other places.
D2.His.10.3-5. Compare information provided by different historical sources about the past.
D2.His.12.3-5. Generate questions about multiple historical sources and their relationships to particular historical events and developments.
D4.2.3-5. Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data.
D4.7.3-5. Explain different strategies and approaches students and others could take in working alone and together to address local, regional, and global problems, and predict possible results of their actions.
State Standards
MARYLAND CONTENT STANDARDS:
2.A.1.a Explain why the 1860 election led to the secession of the southern states
3.B.1.b Describe how geographic characteristics of a place or region changed from early settlements through the colonial period
3.B.1.c Explain how geographic characteristics affect how people live and work, and the population distribution of a place or region.
3.D.1.a Compare ways Native American societies used the natural environment for food, clothing, and shelter.
3.D.1.c Explain how colonists adapted to and modified their environments and how these modifications sometimes created environmental problems
4.A.3.a Explain how the development of new products and new technologies affected the way people lived.
5.A.1.b Evaluate the results of the interactions between European explorers and native peoples.