Description
This water quality indicators lesson focuses on engaging and motivating students to understand what criteria is looked at to determine the health of water. These interactive lessons focus on reducing student cognitive load so that they retain the information better and actually gain an understanding of the content that sticks! These lessons can be used for self-paced learning, direct instruction, partner work, groups, science centers, and more!
A print and digital version is included!
Water Quality Indicators Lesson Covers:
- the purpose for testing and monitoring water quality
- potable and safe water
- physical, chemical, and biological indicators
- physical indicators: temperature and turbidity
- chemical indicators: dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates and phosphates, salinity (conductivity)
- biological indicators: macroinvertebrates
- impact of indicators on aquatic life
- eutrophication/algae bloom
- dead zone
- indicator organisms
- and more!
Water Quality Indicators Interactive Activities Include:
- Anticipation Guide
- Drag-and-Drop
- Type in the Textbox
- Four Corners Vocabulary
- and more!
There are 43 slides in all and an answer key is included!
This lesson pairs well with NC Essential Standard: 8.E.1.3
When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file that is compatible with Google Slides™. You will then be able to share this with your students. If you’d like, there is a PPT version as well.
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