What Can WE Do?
- Students learn the effects that excess nutrients can have on algae that affect the Bay ecosystem. Students will also learn how people (using fertilizer or raising farm animals) can have negative consequences on the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Certain consequences occur when Earth’s natural resources are used. Creating a watershed model demonstrates how runoff and pollutants flow into our waters.
- Human activity has consequences on a watershed.Constructing a riparian buffer works to restore water quality
- A cell is a basic unit of life. Most single-celled organisms have needs, and demonstrate some behaviors similar to those of multi-cellular organisms. Single and multi-celled organisms must have their basic needs met in order to survive.
- Plant and animal cells share certain traits in common, yet possess certain characteristics that differentiate them.
- There are specialized cell functions in multi-cellular organisms. Some cells are specialized to perform specific functions (such as body systems) in organisms
FUN Websites to visit:
- Bayville – Interactive activities to save the Bay! Through MD public TV.
- Give Water a Hand – Involves students in a clean drinking water project.
- Ocean Dwellers – All you ever wanted to know about creatures in the sea.