America’s Lakes & Rivers – TSP
Grade 5 : EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE
Total Unit Running Time: 20-30 minutes
FIELD TRIP: Living Lands & Waters
Running Time: 1:19
Join 2013 CNN’s Hero of the Year Award Winner, Chad Pregracke, on his barge along the Ohio River. Chad discusses how he began cleaning America’s waterways, its overall impact on the environment, and how anyone can get involved keeping water clean.
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FIELD TRIP : Nahant Marsh, IA
Running Time: 2:26
Students get to view the wonders of Nahant Marsh while learning about the importance of wetlands and the plants, birds and wildlife that inhabit them. Hosts Amy Loving and Brian Ritter discuss the 255 acre preserve and show off a couple of its natives in detail: a Bullsnake and a Blanding’s Turtle. For more information visit: nahantmarsh.org
THEATER 1 : The Importance of Water
Running Time: 3:25
Topics Covered
- Stages of water cycle
- Sources of water
- Water’s role in the world
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- B (BT5—synthesis)
- C (BT1—knowledge)
- A (BT2—comprehension)
- D (BT3—application)
- D (BT4—analysis)
THEATER 2 : Human Impact on Water
Running Time: 3:30
NGSS: 5-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4
Topics Covered
- Crisis of Lake Erie pollution and restoring the lake
- Conservation and responsibility
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- A (BT2—comprehension)
- C (BT3—knowledge)
- B (BT2—knowledge)
- A (BT4—knowledge)
- D (BT1—comprehension)
T EACHER D E M O : Water Cycle with Wendy
Running Time: 4:48
Topics Covered
- Water as a finite resource
- Process of water cycle
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- A (BT3—application)
- D (BT1—knowledge)
- B (BT2—comprehension)
- C (BT2—comprehension)
- D (BT6—evaluation)
Science Standards:
NGSS: 5-ESS3-1, 5-ESS3-3, 5-ESS3-4; TEKS: 5 (b.8.B), 5(b.9.A), 5(b.9.C), 5(b.10.A); CPALMS: SC.5.E.7.1, SC.5.E.7.2, SC.5.E.7.4, SC.5.L.17.1