Curriculum & Assessment

This page has links to files, many of which you can access in two ways. By clicking on the word HERE, you will see a netscape version of the file. By clicking on the word DOWNLOAD, you will have the ClarisWorks version downloaded to your machine. This second method will allow you to make any changes you want in the document.

Curriculum

Activities For Your Site

This is a list of different things for students to do on field trips to your site. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

Primary Water Cycle Activities

This document, provides a three week unit on the water cycle for grades 1-3. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

More Water Activities

The following activities would be most appropriate in primary grades. Click to download a pdf file of the activity.

 

What Is A Watershed?

This document, produced by the McKenzie Watershed Council, gives a good explanation of a watershed. The file also contains a nice graphic of a watershed. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

Salmon Habitat

This document is a copy of the stream habitat from the ODFW booklet on raising salmon. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.1 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

Capture/Storage/Release

This document gives a good explanation of how water is captured, stored and later released in a watershed. The file also contains a good explanation of the water cycle and includes vocabulary. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

Capture/Storage/Release Activity

This activity from Project WET helps students recognize that ground water is captured, stored and later released in a wetland. The activity is part of a comprehensive curriculum from Project WET and is published here with permission. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.1 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

The Pucker Effect

People in your town are suffering from contaminated drinking water and are experiencing the "pucker effect" - pursed lips and sour dispositions. Your mission is to discover the source of the contamination. This activity is part of a comprehensive curriculum from Project WET and is published here with permission. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download1 and Download2 to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.1 version of these files onto your Macintosh desktop.

Image Processing

A link to two acivities that use the NIH image processing program to enable students to measure distance and area on aerial photographs. There are teacher and student pages for each activity. You will need to download the NIH program. The link to get the program is included on the activity page. Click here to get the activities.

Watershed Journal Starter Ideas

A list of various ideas to get students to start writing in their journals. Click here to get the activities.

Microscopes

The links on this page provide many activities and ideas for the classroom teacher to support the use of the Brock Magiscopes. Click here to get the activities.

Watershed Word Search

A classic word search puzzle. Click here to see a sample page (no answers provided). Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file (including the answers) onto your Macintosh desktop.

Watershed Scene Graphic

This picture shows how water is captured, stored and later released in a watershed. It would make a good overhead to supplement the previous text document. Click here to see the sample page. The sample has been reduced to fit the screen. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

Field Trips

This document is a set of discussion/essay questions about why field trips are important. It is a good lead in to a discussion about what students should expect to learn and what behaviors are appropriate. Click here to see the sample page. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop.

The following field trip forms are available to download as a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 files to your Macintosh desktop:

Student Behavior Contract      Download
 
Overnight Supply List        Download
 
Field Trip Contract            Download
 
Health History Form          Download

Leaburg Hatchery Tour

If you wish to take your class to the Leaburg Dam/Waterboard Park, this page of pdf files will provide you with information and activities that you and parent leaders can do with your students. Click on the file names and the documents will download to your computer's desktop (ready for printing).

Tour Map Hatchery Tour Pre-Trip Activities (Primary)
Dam Tour
Dam Diagrams Diagrams Key Hydroelectricity Hydro Key
Hatchery Tour Leader Guide Student Guide Student Key
Study Pond Habitat Questions Habitat Key
Watershed Location Location Key
Scavenger Hunt      
Scavenger Hunt (Primary) Scavenger Hunt (Secondary)
Sturgeon Sculpture Sturgeon (Primary)

 

Town Hall Meeting

This document assigns students to certain roles related to the development of a city wetland. It is a good activity to promote research into several sides of a discussion and to engage students in debate on public issues. Click here to see the sample pages. Click on Download to get a ClarisWorks 4.0.4 version of this file onto your Macintosh desktop. This file has separate pages for each of the six roles.

Technology Resources

A list of videos and software available from the district IMC. Click here to see the materials.