Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2017
Series
VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans
Abstract
This lesson plan introduces students to a variety of different types of wetlands and how they function in the coastal environment. Students will work through activities that illustrate the economic importance of wetlands and the services wetlands provide, as well as building conceptual models of wetlands to illustrate these points.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5VJ0N
Keywords
Wetlands, Secondary Education, Lesson Plans
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Statement
This lesson was developed in alignment with the 2010 Virginia Department of Education’s Science Standards of Learning.
Funding
This work is sponsored by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative, which supports collaborative research that addresses coastal management problems important to the reserves. The Science Collaborative is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and managed by the University of Michigan Water Center.
Recommended Citation
Knobloch, A. (2017) Wonderful Wetlands: Why do we need them and what can they do for us? Subjects: Environmental Science, Marine/Ocean Science, Life Science/Biology Grades: 9-12. VA SEA 2017 Lesson Plans. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5VJ0N
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