Volunteer Wetland Monitoring - US EPA

A guide to monitoring wetlands. For advanced students and teachers looking for a long term project.

Discipline

Earth and Space Sciences

Grade Level

9-12

Lesson Area

Soils and Climate

Lesson Type

Activity

Lesson Keywords

monitor

Wetland Soils

Wetlands

Soils and Climate

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade	Discipline	Core Idea
9-12	ESS2.C: The roles of water in Earth's surface processes	The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties.
9-12	LS2.A: Interdependent relationships in ecosystems	Ecosystems have carrying capacities resulting from biotic and abiotic factors. The fundamental tension between resource availability and organism populations affects the abundance of species in any given ecosystem.
9-12	LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics
9-12		The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties.
9-12		The planet's dynamics are greatly influenced by water's unique chemical and physical properties.