1. 1. The Question How do the things you do in your everyday life affect the Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay?. 6 Next 12345 Last update: August 2005 BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at http://questioning.org/module2/quick.html.http://questioning.org/module2/quick.html

2. 2. Information Sources Bay Grass General Information from the MD Department of Natural Resources Bay Grasses from the Chesapeake Bay Program Underwater Bay Grasses from the Chesapeake Bay foundation These materials are © 2004 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 6 Next 12345 You will be visiting several websites to gain background information on submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay.

3. 3. The Student Activity These materials are © 2004 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 6 Next 12345 Things humans do which contribute to the decline in SAV Things I do which contribute to the decline of SAV. Things I could do to make the situation better. Use the chart at the right to record the information you collect from the web sites. below. As you learn about the factors which affect SAV, think about things you do everyday which add to the problem. As you research, consider things you could do to help change the situation. Bay Grass General InformationBay Grass General Information Bay Grasses Underwater Bay GrassesUnderwater Bay Grasses

4. 4. The Assessment Activity Create a poster which identifies 3 everyday things you could do which would help preserve SAV. Use the chart you created while gathering information to choose the three things you think could make the biggest difference. These materials are © 2004 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 6 Next 12345

5. 5. Enrichment Activities Here are some other sites on Chesapeake Bay grasses which you might like to explore for further information. Identify Bay Grasses Submerged Aquatic Vegetation These materials are © 2004 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 6 Next 12345 Write a letter to the governor or state legislator detailing how you think the state of MD could help save SAV.

6. 6. Teacher Support Materials In this section you may add helpful hints and instructions for other teachers as well as curriculum standards and learning objectives that the lesson addresses. Voluntary State Curriculum Goal Goal 6.0 Environmental Science – Students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the interactions of environmental factors (living and nonliving) and analyze their impact from a local to a global perspective. Indicator 1 Recognize and explain how human activities can accelerate or magnify many naturally occurring changes. –Identify and describe how human activities produce change in natural processes, such as climate change (acquisition, use, and distribution of energy resources), development (erosion, habitat destruction and introduction of nonnative species) and cycling of matter (waste disposal practices). These materials are © 2004 NAME, SCHOOL, all rights reserved. 612345