WaterLife Game
The game occurs inside the ecosystem of an estuary on the west coast of the United States. Student help Oscar the Otter and a young girl named Val learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries, and why estuaries are essential to both ocean life and to humans.
This game could be used, with guidance, in first grade. Our first graders have two field trips in June, one to Thorn Head and one to Beaver Park.The WaterLife game would fit perfectly into the curriculum.
Objectives:
1.River clean up- proper removal of water-flow obstacles.
2.Restoring the estuary by planting
3.Fighting liquid pollution
Essential questions:
What are estuaries?
Why are estuaries important?
What types of pollution do we find in estuaries?
How can we impact estuaries?
How can we protect estuaries?
How is animal life effected by the way we impact estuaries?
Student outcome:
1.In the first challenge student will learn keywords, estuary, and the difference between a salt marsh and a mangrove.
2. in the second challenge students will learn keywords, land-based pollution, toxic, waste, silt, proper removal tools. In addition students will learn about habitat zones, tidal zones, water quality, food web, tides and predators.
3. Challenge three puts students Knowledge Power, what they have learned to the test.
Assessments:
To succeed students must learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries. When they are successful they move to a more difficult challenge.
throughout the game students are asked to use their field guides and take quizzes to test their knowledge. Many keywords are learned in a fun way.
Resources:
The purpose of the game is to introduce science based, educational concepts and raise awareness and interest in topics dealing with estuaries, water quality, marine debris, and what you can do to help.
Since this is a NOAA game there are many resource for both educators and children listed there are also various language options. In depth information is available in the "Field Guide".
A shout out to Mrs. Simpson for her wonderful format I found it extremley helpful. Thanks Cecilia
The game occurs inside the ecosystem of an estuary on the west coast of the United States. Student help Oscar the Otter and a young girl named Val learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries, and why estuaries are essential to both ocean life and to humans.
This game could be used, with guidance, in first grade. Our first graders have two field trips in June, one to Thorn Head and one to Beaver Park.The WaterLife game would fit perfectly into the curriculum.
Objectives:
1.River clean up- proper removal of water-flow obstacles.
2.Restoring the estuary by planting
3.Fighting liquid pollution
Essential questions:
What are estuaries?
Why are estuaries important?
What types of pollution do we find in estuaries?
How can we impact estuaries?
How can we protect estuaries?
How is animal life effected by the way we impact estuaries?
Student outcome:
1.In the first challenge student will learn keywords, estuary, and the difference between a salt marsh and a mangrove.
2. in the second challenge students will learn keywords, land-based pollution, toxic, waste, silt, proper removal tools. In addition students will learn about habitat zones, tidal zones, water quality, food web, tides and predators.
3. Challenge three puts students Knowledge Power, what they have learned to the test.
Assessments:
To succeed students must learn about the factors that produce healthy estuaries. When they are successful they move to a more difficult challenge.
throughout the game students are asked to use their field guides and take quizzes to test their knowledge. Many keywords are learned in a fun way.
Resources:
The purpose of the game is to introduce science based, educational concepts and raise awareness and interest in topics dealing with estuaries, water quality, marine debris, and what you can do to help.
Since this is a NOAA game there are many resource for both educators and children listed there are also various language options. In depth information is available in the "Field Guide".
A shout out to Mrs. Simpson for her wonderful format I found it extremley helpful. Thanks Cecilia