Plumbing the Colorado
by Margaret Mott
Students learn about the Colorado River watershed and the impact of water rights and usage. They will read about the past and present water flow data, build a model of the watershed, calculate data, and then and look towards the future with a lens of sustainability.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lxZDTvMwp2v8wvdW9z3OdedIiqaUGZqY/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
I use this lesson as a fun activity to visualize unit conversions and the immense scale of the universe. I love this lesson because I find it challenging to teach unit conversions with hands-on
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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