Reading the River 2004 - Lesson Plans

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Banklick Creek  - Is It A Healthy Stream? (PDF 68KB)
          Grade 3 Science
          Kathy Harneier
          Mary Queen of Heaven School, Diocese of Covington

What's in the Water? (PDF 192KB)
(Lesson includes data sheets, letter to parents, open response questions and rubrics.)
          Stream Walk Scientific Inquiry Processes (Student Record Sheet) (PDF 73KB)
          Stream Walk Groups and Responsibilities (PDF 44KB)
          Stream Walk Revision (PDF 28KB)
          6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Special Needs, Small Group Science
          Pat Brownfield
          Philip A. Sharp Middle School, Pendleton County

Life Science: A Water Field Study (PDF 85KB)
          8th Grade Science
          Dora Carnevali
          Bath County Middle School

Ecology: A Unit for Biology in the Secondary Classroom (PDF 144 KB)
          Senior High School
          Jill Copley
          Rowan County High School

Water (PDF 150KB)
          A Unit for 3rd Grade
          Lisa Handlon
          Taylor Mill Elementary, Kenton County

Are Boone County Creeks Healthy? (PDF 163 KB)
          8th Grade Science
          Julie Hansel
          Conner Middle School, Boone County

Is It Safe to Go Into the Water? (PDF 1,337 KB)
          A 7th Grade Science Unit
          Lisa Klette
          Dayton Middle School, Dayton Independent Schools

Pond Study (PDF 93 KB)
          (Powerpoint Slide Show: Adopting a Pond) (3 MB)
          A Unit for 4th Grade Science
          Susan Litton
          Taylor Mill Elementary, Kenton County
          SEE APPENDIX FOR RUBRIC

Water Quality Assessment Unit (PDF 90KB)
          8th Grade Science
          Brandy Morris
          Morgan County Middle School

Adopt a Stream (PDF 35KB)
          Grades 3- 6, Science, geography, history, math, art, language arts
          Sister Kathleen Ryan
          Mary Queen of Heaven School, Diocese of Covington

Freshwater Ecosystems in Kentucky:Our Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
        (PDF 132KB)         
          Grade Level: 7 - 8 (PDF 132KB)
          Rita Strohm
          St. Therese School, Diocese of Covington

Know Your Kentucky Trees (PDF 333 KB)
          (Powerpoint Slide Show)  (442 KB)
          Grade 8 Science
          Lennea Thomas
          Dayton High School, Dayton Independent School District

Water Pollution Testing (PDF 291KB)
          Grade 7 Science
          Jennifer Walls
          Campbell County Middle School

An Adventure in Water (PDF 219KB)
          Grade 8 Science
          Karyl White
          Rowan County Middle School