Post-Visit Activities : Helping Watersheds : Main Sixth - Eighth Grade Online Curriculum : Watersheds

Focus Question
How can you help watersheds?

Activity Synopsis
Students will examine EPA and South Carolina DHEC websites to find out about the watersheds in their area and the issues affecting them. Students will use what they find to devise and implement a project to help watersheds in their local area.

Time Frame
Continuing project 

Student Key Terms

• non-point source pollution
• point source pollution
• riparian zone
• water quality
• watershed

Teacher Key Terms

• fecal coliform
• solvent