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Humans and Water

Week 14-Earth Science

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Watersheds and Water Quality

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By the end of today…

  • Explain what a watershed is
  • Explore several examples of local watersheds

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What sorts of things change between watersheds?

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What sorts of things change between watersheds?

  • Land Cover
  • Soil Type
  • Precipitation
  • Evapotranspiration
  • …

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Model My Watershed

Link

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Zoom to Chubbuck by typing address in here

Once zoomed in, you can select SD 25 boundaries here

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Explore these little tabs up here. We’re most interested in “Land”, “Soil”, and “Climate”

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Land Cover: Shrub/Scrub

Soil: Moderate Infiltration

Precip (Dec): 4.6 cm

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But is our school really “Scrub/Shrub”?

What would happen if we changed the land cover to reflect

more of what we see outside our window?

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By the end of today…

  • Explain what a watershed is
  • Explore several examples of local watersheds

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Water Quality

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By the end of today…

  • Know what factors contribute to water quality issues
  • Give examples of how cities can impact water cycling and water quality

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https://nrtwq.usgs.gov/

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By the end of today…

  • Explain several different water quality parameters
  • Activity showing how differences (location etc.) influence these parameters (Notebook, Pg. 7)