Module 2 - Land Use and Development
UPDATED 10/15
Land Use and Development (Module 2) is designed to guide students as they learn about the effects of land use decisions by residents, towns, counties and regions on soil quality, erosion and sedimentation within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Emphasis is on land use in the students’ home regions and how it affects their communities as well as the bodies of water downstream, including the Chesapeake Bay.
As with all Expedition Chesapeake educational materials, Land Use and Development introduces students to key concepts through real-life scenarios from the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Floodgates Have Opened, Scenario A, examines the interrelationship between human-added landscape features such as roadways and buildings and naturally occurring topographical features when a region is faced with a large-scale weather event and the resulting stormwater. In One End and Out the Other, Scenario B, investigates how our food choices impact the land use decision-making process.
Teacher and Student Materials for download
Student Assessment of Prior Learning
Scenario A: The Flood Gates Have Opened
Narrative Overview
Alignment to Academic Standards
Preparing for the Learning Experience
Scientific and Historical Background Information for the Teacher
Learning Experience #1 - Eye in the Sky
Lesson Plan
Opportunities for Student Assessment
Student Procedures and Data Sheets
Student Procedures
The Flood Gates Have Opened
It All Goes Somewhere
Learning Experience #2 - What Happens When the Stormwater Arrives
Lesson Plan
Opportunities for Student Assessment
Student Procedures and Data Sheets
Student Procedures
Watershed Land Use
Testing Dead Zones
Scenario B: In One End and Out the Other
Narrative Overview
Alignment to Academic Standards
Preparing for the Learning Experiences
Scientific and Historical Background Information for the Teacher
Learning Experience #1 - Chicken by the Millions
Lesson Plan
Opportunities for Student Assessment
Student Procedures and Data Sheets
Student Procedures
Back to the Chicken Farm
Learning Experience #2 - Poop to Power
Lesson Plan
Opportunities for Student Assessment
Teacher Resource: Chicken by the Millions Article
Student Procedures and Data Sheets
Student Procedures
Nutrient Overload
Anaerobic Digester
What to do with the DooDoo