Science A. Students will understand the role that water plays in living organisms. Students will mass pieces of various fruits and vegetables using balance scales. Teams will record their results in personal response journal. Food is then dehydrated in slow oven or dehydrator. Pieces are massed again.
Students create a graph comparing the two measurements.
Massing the food. B. Students will understand the role that clean water plays in our environment and will be able to identify several aquatic animals from the Macroinvertebrate Taxa Chart. Students will also be able to explain the quality of the water from the result of their finds. Students will conduct a creek study at Big Darby Creek. C. Students will be able to explain how rivers are formed and identify major river formations.