Students will answer some guiding questions (by doing internet research or being given a short reading) and then draw an annotated diagram of the process that yields safe and dependable drinking water in Oakland.
Students work in stakeholder teams to analyze a shared Bay-Delta food web model and build science-based arguments—through environmental and economic lenses—about how proposed water flow changes affect ecosystems and community livelihoods in preparation for a town hall debate.
In this lesson, students work in stakeholder teams to analyze and annotate a shared ecological model of the Bay-Delta food web, focusing on key species such as Chinook salmon and plankton.
In this lesson, students develop a model of the earth’s surface and use it to discover an important principle about how rivers work.
This lesson connects students to real-world engineering practices by exploring how water is collected, treated, stored, and distributed to homes and businesses.
Students will be able to make observations about the trash in a creek behind our playground and collect data on the type of trash in the creek. Does it come from homes or is it wrappers from students’ snacks?
Students will use digital tools to investigate and analyze our local watershed. Through collaborative small group discussions, they will evaluate and identify point and non-point sources of pollution impacting the watershed's health.