Our Wonderful Watershed Presentation by:

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Can you find your school? Follow the Raindrop

Fieldscope – Flow Map

http://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/v3/maps/773

What is a watershed??

Why is the Chesapeake Bay is important to people?

Why is the Chesapeake Bay important for wildlife?

Day Around the Bay – Story time!

• Would you swim in it?

• Is it healthy for animals to live in?

Day Around the Bay – Discussion!

• Who polluted the Bay?

• How can we prevent pollution from getting into the Bay?

• How can we improve the health of the Bay?

Wetland in a Pan

• Materials:

– Aluminum pan

– Foil sheets (3)

– Sponge pieces (up to 10)

– Measuring cup

– Soil

– Water

– Food coloring

Wetland in a Pan

• Set Up

– Use 2 sheets of foil to create a downhill landscape

– Use 1 sheet of foil to cover hill

– 10 pieces of sponge

– 50mL of soil

– 100 mL of water in “Bay” end of pan

Brainstorm! What can we do to clean up our schoolyard, local streams, and

the Chesapeake Bay?