1. Lesson 17 – Description: A Pro-Chesapeake Bay Community: Groups design a small eco-friendly community using best practices and information from their report on the Chesapeake Bay’s health Unit Goals:  Design an environmentally friendly community. Lesson Objectives:  Design an environmentally friendly water front community by its layout and by incorporating laws/codes that require best practices.

2. Dragonfly Pond  Working in small groups, you will be representing an interest group of a community being built in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, near a pond called Dragonfly Pond.  You must design a layout of the community that best meets the need of your interest group.  You must also try to build the layout in a way that reduces impact on the environment.

3. Groups  Residents - want to live in the area  Farmers - want to use the land to raise food and livestock  Business interests - want to use the land for commerce and economic growth  Gas station owners - want to make a living in servicing and repairing cars.  Parks department personnel - want people to have a place for recreation  Highway department personnel - want to maintain access in the area  Bleach factory representatives - want to preserve jobs and commerce

4. Layout Materials  All cutouts must be used.  Objects may touch but not overlap.  You may design additional pieces if needed.  Use tap for to place down pieces. Glue won’t be used until tomorrow.

5. Move, then wait for instructions.  All groups should now move to seat together.  Collect your supplies at your station.  Sit quietly and wait for the next step.

6. Pros and Cons  Before beginning, each group must make a list of pros and cons for all of the different types of land use objects.  Take a few moments to make this list now.  Share ideas as a class. We’ll make a list on the board.

7. Begin  You may begin but remember the requirements: Layout Materials  All cutouts must be used.  Objects may touch but not overlap.  You may design additional pieces if needed.  Use tap for to place down pieces. Glue won’t be used until tomorrow.

8. Lesson 18 – Description: A Pro-Chesapeake Bay Community: Groups design a small eco-friendly community using best practices and information from their report on the Chesapeake Bay’s health Unit Goals:  Design an environmentally friendly community. Lesson Objectives:  Design an environmentally friendly water front community by its layout and by incorporating laws/codes that require best practices.

9. Final Decisions:  Review your layout and begin to make final layout decisions.  Use glue once you are sure about placement of objects.  Remember the requirements: Layout Materials  All cutouts must be used.  Objects may touch but not overlap.  You may design additional pieces if needed.

10. Share your Designs  When your group stands up, hold your design up for all to see.  Tell which interest group you represent and how you made sure your interests were met.  As a class we will make suggestions on how their layout is threatening to Dragonfly Pond and how it helps to reduce impacts.

11. Reducing the Impact  Look again at all of the land uses in this activity.  Consider what the people who are actually in charge of these various land uses could do in their practices to minimize the damage to Dragonfly Pond?  Draw and cutout different best practices and glue them down around the layout.  Perhaps they need to make a "scrubbing filter" for the bleach factory.

12. Reflections:  What could you do that would personally reduce the impact on our watershed?  Take a moment to reflect on your lifestyle and create a list of possibilities.

13. Turn In and Pack Up  Well done!  Please turn in designs to designated area and return to your seats.