To learn about other wetland areas in the United States. Printed material from wetland parks, information from wetland sites on the Internet, paper, art supplies. 10-12 one hour class periods plus optional field trip to wetland area. For ideas, see Field Trip Ideas from the online journal The Egret's Watch, which pertains to Life Science in Louisiana Wetlands. Technology Option - Have students visit the Encarta site and search for the definitions of each of these terms.
Students can then visit the bookmarked sites to research information for a report.
Name 3 large wetland areas in the United States. If possible, visit a wetland park area. Use a word processor, such as AppleWorks or Microsoft Word , or software such as Student Writing Center to produce a report. Produce a picture for the report. Students could copy images from the Internet, draw original drawings, use drawing software to make computer drawings, printout from Encyclopedia, etc.