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This
website is part of the Cacapon Institute Education Enrichment
Program, with the goals of increasing understanding of our water resources,
and enhancing appreciation for this beautiful region.
Because Cacapon Institute works in water quality
monitoring and watershed conservation, our program is most relevant
to general science, environmental science, and geography classes. They also give students a chance to
learn about inter-relationships, geography, human health, use of technology,
and to discuss current events.
With this in mind, important
features of the Potomac Highlands Watershed School are:
- Each classroom contains a
list of activities, with a link which serves as an
entry point for each activity, link to background information for each
activity, and a general links page that explores the wealth of web resources
available for our region. The Teacher's Room contains a listing
for each activity, including a link to
supporting materials describing the activity, a lesson plan, handouts and content
information.
- Each lesson has been
reviewed by teacher partners, and conservation/natural resource
management professional to enhance its value to you and ensure its
technical correctness.
- Each activity includes: an
instruction phase - with directions on what to do; a
learning phase - where information is read; and a testing phase - where the
knowledge is either tested in a quiz or matching exercise, used to
fill in a form, or used to solve a problem.
- Some activities include
filling out an electronic form that can be e-mailed to you or printed out.
Thus, you can have confirmation that a given activity was completed, and even
see your students' work.
- Each activity targets
specific West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives to help you meet your curriculum needs. Of course, a given
activity can be adapted to address other CSOs and we encourage users to do
this as they see fit.
- There will be a teacher's electronic
discussion group. This group is a private moderated e-mail forum for
teachers, Cacapon Institute Staff, and other e-school partners to share
information and updates about the Potomac Highlands School of Water
Resources. As new activities come on-line, and electronic student
conferences and contests take place, this discussion group will be the
best way to keep informed. We encourage you to sign up by clicking
here.
So please, check out the
activities in the "classrooms." You are invited to use
them, assign them, adapt them, have fun, and tell "the Principal" about your
experience! Note: this site is best viewed at 1024x768
resolution or higher.
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