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12 February 2021 Investigating Human Impacts on Local Water Resources & Exploring Solutions
Nicole A. Freidenfelds, Laura M. Cisneros, Laura Rodriguez, Byung-Yeol Park, Todd Campbell, Chester Arnold, Cary Chadwick, David Dickson, David M. Moss, John C. Volin, Michael R. Willig
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An in-depth curricular unit exploring the effects of human land use on local water resources was created as part of a Teacher Professional Learning Program at the University of Connecticut's Natural Resources Conservation Academy. This unit was designed to connect high school students to water resources in their community, both in the field and through the use of interactive mapping technology. These methods engage students in science and technology using multiple disciplines and can help them better understand how their local water resource is affected by the surrounding landscape. In this unit, students explore the dynamics of local water resources and the anthropogenic issues that affect them through field and open-access online inquiry-based activities. The varied lessons within this unit were purposefully created to align with the Next Generation Science Standards and to fit within either an earth science or a biology course. They use existing online geospatial tools and can be tailored to any geographic area of interest.

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Nicole A. Freidenfelds, Laura M. Cisneros, Laura Rodriguez, Byung-Yeol Park, Todd Campbell, Chester Arnold, Cary Chadwick, David Dickson, David M. Moss, John C. Volin, and Michael R. Willig "Investigating Human Impacts on Local Water Resources & Exploring Solutions," The American Biology Teacher 82(9), 619-623, (12 February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2020.82.9.619
Published: 12 February 2021
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KEYWORDS
environment
Geospatial technology
natural resources
Next Generation Science Standards
NGSS
place-based learning
sustainability
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