{"id":1667,"date":"2019-06-10T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/?page_id=1667"},"modified":"2019-10-16T15:08:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:08:05","slug":"at-the-waters-edge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/questions\/at-the-waters-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Water&#8217;s Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h5>questions<\/h5>\n<h1>At the Water&#8217;s Edge<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/06\/jason-teaching-left.png\" alt=\"jason-teaching-left\" height=\"921\" width=\"428\" title=\"jason-teaching-left\" \/>\n\t<h3>What can we discover about a freshwater ecosystem when observing it from the water&#8217;s edge?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Freshwater lakes, rivers, and wetlands have shaped Minnesota&#8217;s land and its people into what we are today. <\/strong>Our water is a part of our family and community activities, stories, culture and history! Think about your experiences with the freshwaters in your community:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you like to do on or around waterways in your community?<\/li>\n<li>What community activities happen there? What businesses depend on this water?<\/li>\n<li>How is water a part of your town\u2019s history and culture?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Observe Outside<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Go outside to your local river, lake, or wetland. Observe the water, soil, plants, animals, weather, and human presence around the area. What do you notice?<\/p>\n<h3>Observe Video<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>If you can&#8217;t go outside, observe a video of your local river, lake, or wetland, or a similar body of water. Observe the water, soil, plants, animals, weather, and human presence around the area. What do you notice?<\/p>\n<h3>Record Your Observations<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Record your observations and reflections in an O.W.L. data table using these prompts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I OBSERVED&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>I WONDER&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>This LINKS to&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Respond to these questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where is the body of water located in your community?<\/li>\n<li>What kinds of plants and animals do you see there?<\/li>\n<li>What relationships did you notice between plants, animals, and the water? (How does one affect another? How does one need another?)<\/li>\n<li>What are signs of human activities happening here?<\/li>\n<li>What development is here or nearby (buildings, houses, farms, roads, etc.)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5>\neducator note<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><em>Choose the instructional ideas that fit the focus of your class or program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Observe and record using the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>O.W.L. survey<\/strong> or another organizational tool for documenting observations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-site: Students can visit a water site in a variety of ways: Driven or walking field trip, after-school or weekend class activity, family \u201chomework\u201d expedition.<\/li>\n<li>Off-site: If not possible to go to a water site, the teacher, student, or parent could videotape the site to show in class. (This video might be helpful to refer back to during the Quest.) Other published videos of the site from local sources could also be shown.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Create a video, photo collection, or other visual representation<\/strong> to illustrate your personal relationship with water. Include captions, labels and other written explanations. <\/p>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/mnquest\/questions\/know-need-do\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s discuss what you observed<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/questions\/know-need-do\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s Go\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>questions At the Water&#8217;s Edge What can we discover about a freshwater ecosystem when observing it from the water&#8217;s edge? Freshwater lakes, rivers, and wetlands have shaped Minnesota&#8217;s land and its people into what we are today. Our water is a part of our family and community activities, stories, culture and history! 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