Resources

General

• Books:

  • Wetlands (Biomes of Nature) by Andrew Donnelly

  • Wetlands: A Vanishing Resource by Charles Rotter

  • Endangered Wetland Animals by J. David Taylor, Dave Taylor

  • Life in a Wetland (Ecosystems in Action) by Melissa Stewart, Stephen K. Maka (Photographer)

  • Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States by Ralph W. Tiner, Abigail Rorer (Ilustrator)

  • Wetlands by Marylin Lisowski and Robert A. Williams:  A guide to the study of wetlands including 24 investigations and 11 projects.

  • Wading into Wetlands (Ranger Rick's Naturescope) by National Wildlife Federation, Sandra Stotsky:  An excellent resource for teachers of any grade who would like to introduce the importance of wetland habitats. 

• Frogs of Georgia CD Available Now!

• Waters To The Sea - This interactive multimedia educational tool for grades 4-8 provides an in depth multidisciplinary learning experience focusing on the environmental history of Georgia's greatest waterway, the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola rivers. A companion Study and Activity Guide (available for download from this site) provides classroom activities and connections to science and social studies standards.

• Listen to songs like Don't Feed the Gator and Mosquito Lullaby on this web site! - This folk country eco music includes life science songs about the endangered Florida panther, Wood Stork , wading birds, alligators, frogs, fish, mosquitos and other wildlife and unique plant systems ecology and wetland restoration.

• Water & Forests brochure (1.9MB)
  Download Water & Forests teacher guide (60K)
  Describes the important relationship between forests and water. It demonstrates how trees help protect water quality and includes a model watershed activity. The teacher guide provides riddles and word games related to water.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Teaching Students About Endangered Species  -  Wetlands Coloring Book
• USDA Forest Service - Vernal Ponds
• US Army Corps of Engineers - Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands
• The Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary - BTNEP - Videos and posters - Deborah Schultz - 1-800-259-0869 - deborah@btnep.org
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-contains activities, curriculum, educational programs, teaching tools and links
• Earth’s water:  Rivers and sediment
• Earth’s Water- U.S. Geological Survey provides background information on  Earth's water
• Amazing Live Mutant Aquatic Pets from the Educational Science Online Science and Nature Store
• Marine Biology Lab from the Educational Science Online Science and Nature Store
• The "Sense"sational Salt Marsh!  A PROMOTE Georgia Project.
• Powerpoint covering terms from Introduction section of JASON Video (Thanks Becky Crosby!!)
• Paper Toys - website that has paper-cut-out designs that you print, cut, fold, and glue...there is a Mississippi Riverboat and an Oil Platform with relate to this year's JASON
• Powerpoint templates for Scientist poster assignment:  (Thanks Sue and Thad Cottingham!!)
  • Scientist poster
  • Scientist poster grade sheet
• Research Questions - two ability levels
  • Challenging
  • Less challenging
• JASON Wetlands Review Jeopardy Powerpoint (Karey Santos, Millbrook Elementary, Aiken, SC)

Unit 1:

• Turbidity Experiment

• Mississippi River webquest

• 42explore2.com - The Mississippi River

• Sedimentation Penetration Exercise

• Science News - Article on "Dead Waters" off the coast of Louisiana

• Activity 1.1 (A Bird's-Eye View of Land Change - p31) Activity Resources:

  • Video clip to use with Activity 1.1  - clip from USGS

  • ACTIVStudio flipchart for Act 1.1

  • Powerpoint to use with Act 1.1

  • USGS Land Subsidence webpage

• Build a simulated pond (wetland) online

• Unit I introduction ACTIVStudio flipchart (Thanks Lisa Dubernard)

Unit 2:

• Effects of Salinity on the Growth of Plants

• Now You See Me, Now You Don't! - Camouflage in the Wetlands

• Frogwatch USA is a long-term frog and toad monitoring program managed by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the United States Geological Survey.

• Article on alligators - National Wildlife Federation

• Unit 2 Lab resources  (What Does It Take To Keep A Brood of Brine Shrimp Healthy?  - pT71c):

  • Brine Shrimp - USGS website

  • Life cycle of Brine Shrimp

  • InfoPlease - Brine Shrimp

  • video clip of a brine shrimp (AVI format)  (QuickTime format) (RealPlayer format)

  • video clip of adult brine shrimp swimming in specimen bottle

• Build a simulated pond (wetland) online

• Georgia Amphibian Monitoring Project Powerpoint

• Activity 2.2 - (How Many Nutria Are Too Many Nutria - p63) Activity Resources:

  • Powerpoint to use with Activity 2.2 (Thanks Nassau BOCES)

  • Nutria.com

  • Nationaltrappers.com

  • Invasivespecies.gov

  • Nutria in Maryland

  • Nutria in Texas

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (USDA)

Unit 3:

• Article on going down the Mississippi

• Unit 3 - Activity 3.2 (How Satellites Take Pictures)

  • Landsat images

  • Satellite images from TerraServer.com

• Unit 3 Lab Activity  Resources (Engineering A Dam - p102c)

  • Alternate suggested materials list

  • Powerpoint for Lab Activity

  • Building Big Dams - PBS website (Thanks Becky Crosby)

• Unit 3 Digital Lab - Hurricane 2050

  • NOAA website showing animation of Hurricane Lili hitting south Louisiana in 2002.

  • picture of waterspouts formed during Hurricance Lili 2002

  • Hurricane Frances powerpoint

  • Post Hurrican Ivan servey from USGS

Music:  Free music to download and use in your classroom (these are NOT copyrighted!!)

• Accordian

• Solo

• Twostep