Mapping My Watershed Address
[3 STEM Clock Hours] Interactive PBL practicum for secondary teachers. Participants explore implications of knowing our street address but not our watershed address. Features map-based inquiries, lesson plans, sample student work, and a suite of interactive mapping tools.
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2020, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
About the Event
Students will enhance geographic literacy, reclaim a sense of indigenous knowledge, (belonging to the land), and practice impact projects that align with watershed/community policies, plans, and performance measures. Science, engineering, civics, economics, geographic literacy, ELA, and media arts are integrated to produce community impact map stories. Career pathways are explored related to GIS cartography, urban planning, green stormwater infrastructure, environmental justice, and watershed management. The Lab features interaction with a team of highly capable students from the Sustainability Ambassadors Youth Leadership Program.
What is my watershed? Which subbasin do I live in? What assumptions do I make about the stewardship of the land and water that supports my lifestyle? How did we get here? What patterns can we shift in the future?
Teacher teams from across the curriculum are encouraged. You and your colleagues are invited to sign up for one, some, or all of the Labs in the Series.