You will need to do some library research on how wheels were designed in the past. Have a contest to see which group can make the water wheel that lifts a one pound weight the highest with one gallon of water poured no more than six inches above the wheel. Plan a field trip to the Bay. Included under the Resources section at the end of this booklet is a list of some of the organizations that can give you and your students a hands-on look at the Bay and how it works. The following are research questions that might help you determine what effects you and your community have on the Bay.
Power plants use water to cool their machinery.
List other ways in which you and your community might affect the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists classify animals and plants into different groups to show how they may be related to one another. A scientist uses a key to identify an organism that he or she has never seen before. In the following activity your students can use a key to identify the habitats of the Chesapeake Bay. At each numbered step in the key are two statements.