| Question of the Week
Pennsylvania residents use 14.3 billion gallons of water each day; 13.7 billion of this is returned to the environment. This means that each of us has a responsibility to use water in ways that do not harm aquatic life and other water users downstream.
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/
A watershed is the land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream, channel, lake, reservoir, or other body of water. As a result, streams, lakes, and other bodies of water are affected by what happens in their watershed.
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Name |
County |
Elias Delatorre |
Berks |
Francine Dorwart |
Delaware |
Theresa Fieo |
Delaware |
Brennen Harding |
Lancaster |
Kristen Horne |
Delaware |
Carolann Ingiosi |
Delaware |
Amanda Jennings |
Delaware |
Kim Johnston |
Delaware |
Sean Kelly |
Delaware |
Richard Knight |
Butler |
Christopher Long |
Delaware |
Melissa McGowan |
Delaware |
Luca Melillo |
Delaware |
Steve Plunkett |
Delaware |
Eric Santos |
Berks |
Beth Sheckler |
Carbon |
Steph |
Mercer |
Mark Whitham |
Delaware |
Jordan |
Delaware |
PA Environment and Ecology Standards
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4.1 Watersheds and Wetlands |
Activities:
"Pennsylvania Watersheds, Many Ways to the Sea" Lesson Plans (4)
Mid Atlantic Information: Lesson Plans
Teachers' Lounge: Lesson Plans
Other Links:
The Watershed Game
A Day in the Life of Pennsylvania Watershed
http://pa.water.usgs.gov/
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