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Wetlands

Wetlands

Learners create a model of a wetland to observe how it absorbs and filters water from the environment. In part 1, learners make it "rain" on their wetland model and compare their predictions of where the water will go to where it actually goes. In part 2, learners consider and discuss the characteristics of wetland plants and animals and match pictures of different organisms to different types of wetlands. An addendum to the lesson provides...

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Keywords:
Social Sciences, Meadow, Sediment, Plants, Human Impact, NSDL, Biological Science, Ecology, Hydric, Animals, Earth Structure, Swamp, General, Earth System Science, Marsh, Space Science, Waterlogged, Science and Society, Forestry and Agriculture, Life Science, Adapt, Ecosystems, Diversity of Life, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Anthropology, Oceanography, The Scientific Process, General Science, Life Sciences, Tidal Flat, Oceans and Water, Earth and Space Science, Bog, Education, Habitat, Wetland, Formulating Explanations, Adaptation
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
Unknown
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No
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Unknown
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