Learning Through Leaf Packs: Experimental Design & Constructing Leaf Packs (Lesson 1 of 8)
by susan brown
This is an 8-lesson unit that is designed to be used together to learn about the health and diversity of your local watershed by placing leaf packs into a water source (natural or man-made ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers) and attracting macroinvertebrates. This is lesson 1 of 8. Links to other lessons are included along with resources for teaching these lessons.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uHleYBc2RHAynK_T-wEv2xJM20_evW4W/edit?u…Related Content
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