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MIDDLE SCHOOL: Math

Clean Water Volunteers

Students learn dimensional analysis while exploring the flow of history on the Wekiva River.

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Dimensional Analysis

Students learn dimensional analysis while exploring the flow of history on the Wekiva River.

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Exploring the Water Atlas

Students learn how to use the Watershed Atlas through a four-part series of activities.

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Filling the Lakes and Rivers

Students will examine rainfall, water levels and the likely impact of climate change on rainfall.

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Graphing Dissolved Oxygen

Students practice creating a best-fit trend line, and study the role of dissolved oxygen in water.

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Graphing Exotic Plants

Students find the percent of exotic and native plants in lakes and compare and analyze with graphs.

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How Healthy is Your Lake?

Students investigate what happens when a lake is overfed... Too many nutrients cause problems!

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Interview a Lake

Students learn about native, exotic, and invasive plants and their impacts on the environment.

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Macroinvertebrates

Students learn how "bugs" can help us judge the health of our lakes and streams.

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Mapping Old & New

Students learn about mapping methods and map scales.

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Measuring Lake Quality

Students investigate what happens when a lake is overfed... too many nutrients cause problems!

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Modeling Linear Data

Make tables and graphs in order to interpret data and speculate about future events.

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Pointless Personal Pollution

Students learn about different sources of pollution and how we can stop it.

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Profile a Lake

Students explore a lake within their own watershed.

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Rainfall & Water Level Graphs

Students make and analyze graphs to discover relationships between rainfall and water level.

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Reading Statistical Tables

Students will compile and utilize a statistical table using website data.

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Shape Shifters

How and why does the shape of a lake change? Students investigate.

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A Tale of Two Rivers

Students compare two streams and consider the implications of climate change and development.

Using the Watershed Excursion Tool

Students learn to use the Watershed Excursion Tool, develop a Watershed "Point of Interest."

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A Water Table's Story

Students will compile and use a statistical table using water quality data.

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Watersheds

Students will use the Water Atlas to learn about their own watershed.

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Watersheds and Weather

Students practice their skills while learning about watersheds, water level and rainfall.

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What is a Watershed

Students practice their skills while learning about watersheds.

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What Lives in a Wetland?

Students learn about the importance of wetlands and the interrelationships of wetland organisms.

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