1. Students will know how change affects ecosystems and be able to develop an experiment or complete data analysis to test a specific change agent's affects.
- Students will know how the Hudson River has changed over time and be able to explain what type of change they think has had the greatest affect on the ecosystem.
- Students will know what type of change is normal and be able to decide whether the change they are studying falls within that range.
- Students will know the options for disseminating the information they have learned and be able to create a product that explains their point of view to others.
- Students will know how they can predict the future of their change agent and be able to decide whether they should engage in action to ameliorate the consequences.
2. Students will know how to interpret and analyze data and be able to support or dispute scientific findings from scientists and their own work regarding the Hudson River.
- Students will know how to use a graphing tool and be able to graph data they have collected.
- Students will know how their own data compares with scientific studies and be able to explain whether their hypothesis is supported.
- Students will know how to research a scientific topic and be able to synthesize several sources of information into a coherent argument.
3. Students will know the basic history and geography of the Hudson River and be able to explain its importance in their lives.
- Students will know what an ecosystem is and be able to draw a diagram of the inputs and outputs to the Hudson River ecosystem.
- Students will know the name of their watershed and be able to identify it on a map and connect it to the larger Hudson River watershed.
- Students will know where their drinking water comes from and be able to identify it on a map.
- Students will know what a Hudson River food web looks like and be able to draw and explain a representative food web.
- Students will know the basic requirements for life in the river and be able to conduct an experiment to test these requirements.
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