Location:
United States
Individual States (please identify):

Description:
The Watershed Atlas Project is a ten-week inquiry-based, hands-on distance learning course in which students and teachers investigate their watershed in interdisciplinary, collaborative teams. They identify and define the boundaries of their watershed; assemble a steamer trunk that creates a living profile of their watershed; create an electronic portfolio of their steamer trunk and post it on a web site; and create and implement an action plan for a local watershed improvement project.

URL:
http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/atlas/index.html

Organization:
Center for Global Environmental Education, Hamline University Graduate School of Education/Agency-Program>

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Center for Global Environmental Education
Hamline University Graduate School of Education
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284
Phone: (651) 523-2480
Fax: (651) 523-2987
Email: rivers@hamline.edu
http://cgee.hamline.edu/

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
 

Subject:
Environmental Science
Geography
Mapping
Rivers and Streams
Topography
Water Resources

Program type:
Course
Curriculum Development/Support
Educational Technology
Research Program
Student Enrichment
Teacher Training (In-service)

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00