DO NOW Date: 4/14 Reminders: -All missing grades due by Thursday! How much water do you think you use in a day? Where does the water you use come from?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What land features make up a watershed? OBJECTIVES: -Discover why fresh water is so important -Discuss watersheds

Apples and Oceans Partner A/C- Paper Plate Graph Partner B/D – Apple Cutting Voice Level 1 Do not eat unless told to do so.

Slice 1: 1/4 of the Planet is LAND

Draw on a Circle Graph

LAND

Slice 2: 1/8 of the Planet is Uninhabitable Land

Draw on Circle Graph

LAND

Slice1/8 of the Planet is Habitable Land

Draw on Circle Graph

LAND

1/32 of the Planet is Farmable Land

Draw on Circle Graph

LAND

3/10,000 of the Planet is Land with Drinkable Water

Draw on Circle Graph

LAND

Watersheds The entire areas of land including mountain tops, hillsides, and valleys that drain into the river is called a watershed.

Watersheds Edward's Aquifer

DO NOW Date: 4/15 Reminders: -Missing grades due by Thursday (NO EXCEPTIONS!) How would you describe a watershed?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What land features make up a watershed? OBJECTIVES: -Explore the features of a watershed -Identify sources of pollution in a watershed

Watersheds The entire areas of land including mountain tops, hillsides, and valleys that drain into the river is called a watershed.

Exploring Watersheds Online Watershed Exploration Identify and Define Limestone, Water Table, Sinking Stream, Wet Cave, and Spring

Pre-Ap: Where is your Watershed? Find Your Watershed Find Your Watershed O.Henry

Let’s Review: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What land features make up a watershed? OBJECTIVES: -Explore the features of a watershed -Identify sources of pollution in a watershed

DO NOW Date: 4/16 4/17 Reminders: Grades due no later than today (Thursday) Why is it important not to use too much nitrogen-rich fertilizer on your lawn?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do humans impact water in a watershed? OBJECTIVES: -Explore human impact of watersheds.

Water Pollution Watersheds Water Pollution

Watershed Lab Objective: Test a nearby creek for the amount of nitrogen in the water. Materials: Student Sheet Graduated Cylinder Nitrate Test Tab Color Chart Outside expectations: Stay with the group Stay out of the street (watch for cars) Level 2 voice maximum Keep track of materials Stay on task

Notebook Setup Tape your Nitrogen test sheet into page____ On page ____ create the following T-Chart: Point-Source PollutionNON-Point-Source Pollution

Watershed Activist Poster Research an issue from the homework with your partners. Discuss the cause, the problem itself, and any solutions With your group, create a poster you might take to a protest to bring awareness to the issue. Use color, images, and words that call for action.

Websites A) carp-be-released-lake-austin-hydrilla-controlhttp://austintexas.gov/article/sterile-asian-grass- carp-be-released-lake-austin-hydrilla-control B) treatment-plant-4http://austintexas.gov/department/water- treatment-plant-4 C) D) al-flood-safety-awareness-week-march-17-through- 22

Interview Find a person to interview, and ask them the following questions: 1.What issue did you learn about? 2.What is causing the issue? 3.What will happen if it continues? 4.What are some ways to solve the problem?

Exit Ticket In your notebook on page __________, answer the following question: What do you think the biggest issue the City of Austin faces in terms of water/watersheds?

Erosion and Deposition

Erosion

Deposition of Sediments Filling Up a Lake

DO NOW Date: 4/18 Q: How do humans impact water in a watershed? How can weathering, erosion, and deposition effect watersheds?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do humans impact water in a watershed? OBJECTIVES: -Read about weathering, erosion, and deposition in Austin watersheds -Discuss issues impacting Austin watersheds