North Dakota Wetlands Discovery Guide

This guide facilitates and promotes awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of North Dakota's wetland resources. It is an interdisciplinary wetland activity guide for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers. It was developed specifically for North Dakota educators by North Dakota education and natural resource professionals about North Dakota's wetland resources. This guide integrates the curriculum goals for science, social studies, geography, mathematics, North Dakota studies, English/language arts, and art. Each activity contains abstract reference information about intended age level, subject area, duration, group size, teaching settings, skills, North Dakota curriculum references, and key vocabulary. Information is provided about intended learning outcomes, rationale for the activity, necessary student prior knowledge, background information, list of materials needed to conduct the activity, step-by-step procedures, activity extensions, evaluation methods, and material reference information. The appendices contain a list of skills, North Dakota curriculum frameworks reference list, information about North Dakota agencies and organizations associated with wetlands conservation, and information about major wetland protection efforts. Also includes a glossary. (AIM)