Water Quality Unit Overview

Lesson 1 – Climate Change and Severe Weather

• Climate Change Text with Embedded Questions
• Climate Change Text
• Climate Change Reading Guide
• Climate Change and Extreme Rain Events Jigsaw
• Lesson 1 PPT
• Climate Change and Severe Weather (Youtube)

Lesson 2 – Previewing Water Quality Data

• Excel Instruction Sheet
• Water Quality Indicators
• Data Analysis Plan Template
• Lesson 2 PPT
• Watershed Modeling (Youtube)

Lesson 3 – Looking for Patterns

• Data Analysis Template

Lesson 3.1 (modified for a more guided analysis)

• Data Analysis Activity
• Lesson Teacher Instructions
• Water Quality Data (Youtube)

Lesson 4 – Representing Data

• Introduction to Modeling
• Data Representation Samples
• Lesson 4 PPT
• Harmful Algal Blooms (Youtube)

Lesson 5 – Eutrophication

• Reading: Eutrophication Overview
• Climate change and water quality relationships: Developing an Infographic
• Lesson 5 PPT
• Advice for Future Scientists (Youtube)

Data samples

• Water Quality Data Top 10%
• Water Quality data 10% coded, tables included
• Water Quality Data by year, spring and summer
• Water Quality Data, no coding

Additional Videos, Article, and Resources