Water Quality
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2275 Speedway, C9000 | Austin, TX 78712 | 512.232.4558 | esi.utexas.edu Lesson Plan for Grades: 11th-12th grades (due to sensitive topic, lesson plan materials/video resource should be viewed only by the teacher and used appropriately to maintain a safe learning environment) Length of Lesson: Two 45-minute class days (Day 1: 45 minutes, not including ~20 mins time needed to leave the classroom and go to nearby pond, etc.; Day 2: 45 mins) Authored by: UT Environmental Science Institute Date created: 5/2/19 Subject area/course: ● Biology II ● Environmental Science (main focus area) Materials: ● board/projector for Engage warm-up (for teacher) ● Water Quality Handout (1 per student) ● access to computer with internet (1 per student OR 1 per group) ● blank piece of paper and/or large poster board (1 per group) ● water quality testing kits, to specifically measure pH, heavy metals (like lead, iron, calcium, etc.), and/or other chemical pollutants. (1 per group) ● 3 plastic test tubes with lids that can hold 20-45 mL of water (1 set of 3, per group) ● 3 plastic, disposable 1-mL dropper (1 set of 3, per group) ● 1 thermometer (1 per group) TEKS/SEs: §112.34. Biology (One Credit), Adopted 2017. (c) Knowledge and skills. (12) Science concepts. The student knows that interdependence and interactions occur within an environmental system. The student is expected to: (E) describe how environmental change can impact ecosystem stability.