Resources for Activity 71: Watch on Wetlands

Student Page
The Pala Lagoon Case Study

Urban and Community Forestry Website Connections
www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Earth & Sky Radio Correlations
This activity can be supplemented with related Earth & Sky radio shows that you can download for use in your classroom.
Learn about the PLT and Earth & Sky Initiative.

Additional Resources
Field Guide Information
Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF) Educational Materials
Hands-on drinking water kits, and more, that relate content to science, social studies, and math, investigating the topic from various perspectives to include economics, social, and health issues.

New Book: Wetland Drainage, Restoration, and Repair
Learn how to restore wetlands at schools and nature centers that could be used by 30 students at a time for under $2,000.00. Author Tom Biebighauser has built over 985 wetlands across North America and regularly teaches hands-on wetland restoration workshops. The book features his specialty of helping educators build wetlands at schools by using a variety of techniques including synthetic liners to benefit frogs, toads, salamanders, aquatic plants, and endangered species.

World Wetlands Day - February 2, 2008
Free educational materials are available to help you celebrate World Wetlands Day, sponsored by Ramsar Convention.  This year, the theme - "Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People" - aims to emphasize that the strong relationship between healthy functioning wetland ecosystems and human health underlines the importance of management strategies that support both the health of wetland ecosystems and the health of humans. Materials for 2008 include a poster illustrating key topics and a CD_ROM containing PDF versions of thematic fact sheets
Read more about the topics that will be covered in the thematic
fact sheets.


Water Resources from the USGS:
The Water Cycle is at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
The Water Science for Schools is at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html
The Water Education Foundation also has a site for students:
http://www.watereducation.org/kids.asp

Marine Debris 101
This NOAA-sponsored website contains background information on the impact of marine debris. There is a special section for educators that features brochures, posters, and fact sheets to use in the classroom.