South Carolina Aquarium Online Curriculum, 6th

Pre-Visit Activities : What are Watersheds? : Standards Supported
Sixth - Eighth Grade Online Curriculum : Watersheds

Grade Level

Standards

6th Grade

6-1.2

7th Grade

7-1.2, 7-4.5

8th Grade

8-1.4, 8-3.9

* Bold standards are the main standards addressed in this activity.

Sixth Grade Indicators

6-1.2 Differentiate between observation and inference during the analysis and interpretation of data.

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Seventh Grade Indicators

7-1.2
Generate questions that can be answered through scientific investigation

7-4.5
Summarize how the location and movement of water on Earth’s surface through groundwater zones and surface-water drainage basins, called watersheds, are important to ecosystems and to human activities.

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Eighth Grade Indicators

8-1.4 Generate questions for further study on the basis of prior investigations

8-3.9
Identify and illustrate geologic features of South Carolina and other regions of the world through the use of imagery (including aerial photography and satellite imagery) and topographic maps.

Grade Level	Standards
6th Grade	6-1.2
7th Grade	7-1.2, 7-4.5
8th Grade	8-1.4, 8-3.9
* Bold standards are the main standards addressed in this activity.

7-1.2	Generate questions that can be answered through scientific investigation
7-4.5	Summarize how the location and movement of water on Earth’s surface through groundwater zones and surface-water drainage basins, called watersheds, are important to ecosystems and to human activities.

8-1.4	Generate questions for further study on the basis of prior investigations
8-3.9	Identify and illustrate geologic features of South Carolina and other regions of the world through the use of imagery (including aerial photography and satellite imagery) and topographic maps.