Groups construct and use a mini water treatment plant to treat dirty water. Science SOLs 5.6, 5.7, 6.11 Lesson Plans Marsh Mystery -Students hear a short, fictional, illustrated mystery, then develop hypotheses to explain why some characers became sick from poison and others did not. They demonstrate effects of bioaccumulation by playing roles of plants and animals in a marsh food web. Students explore options for hazardous household waste disposal and discuss alternatives to use of hazardous products. They define words associated with toxics and see product examples.
Students learn how to clean copper using non-toxic substances.
Students find and label major cities and rivers on a Chesapeake Bay watershed map. They observe a Secchi disk and locate Bernie's childhood home on a map. Students produce graphs showing changes in various aspects of the Patuxent River area, then discuss relationships or trends. The Virginia Bay Team Program is administered by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Sea Grant College Program.