COASTAL EROSION
Welcome back! In this section each group will do more research on your wetlands area. After your class views and discusses the video on coastal erosion, your teacher will direct you to look at some of the websites below and develop a progression of erosion that has occurred over the years at your wetlands site. You will also have to predict the erosion that will happen if nothing is done to protect your wetlands area.
Now that you know your area, what lives there, and how
the hurricanes and levees are connected to the area, let's talk about how
all of these elements are impacting your area. With all of these elements
working together, we are losing more and more of the region as time progresses.
According to scientists, Louisiana wetlands are being converted to open water at
a rate of 30 to 35 square miles per year.
Coastal Louisiana:
This article explains the
impact and importance of helping restore the wetlands.
COASTAL EROSION LINKS
WetMaap: Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography, provides images concerning wetland area impact.
LaCoast
Education:
This website is a great
source of information about the Louisiana Coastal area.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION
To Learn about PSAs
Wikipedia: Public Service Announcements: An explanation on what a PSA is.
Ad Council: One of the leading producers of PSAs in America.
Examples of Print PSAs
Fire Safety
Teacher Resources
Coastal Erosion CC Lockwood:
An image library that can be
used for your PSAs and other materials.
Performance Objectives:
You
will be able to:
1. Identify coastal erosion and
the affects on your area.
2. Create PowerPoint slides
that describe the affect of the coastal erosion & predict future land loss.
Activity #1:
You will:
1. Participate in class discussion on coastal erosion & how it affects the wetlands.
This will focus on what coastal erosion actually is and how much land is lost
each year.
2. Complete
Group Activity.
Activity #2:
You will:
Use the internet resources above and research coastal erosion in your area.
Then create 2 PowerPoint
slides that describe:
o How much land is being lost from your area each year.
o How much land will be lost after 10 years.
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Power Point |
Had at least 2 slides Included information on the projected loss over next 10 years, as well as how much is being lost per year and effects it has on plant and animal life. Font size and colors readable by classroom audience. |
Only 2 slide. May be missing at least 1 of the elements. |
Only 1 slide with more than 2 elements missing. |
Student found no information on hurricanes and levees in their region. |
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Report |
At least 2 paragraphs, describing the possible and current land loss within the area/region, along with the impact the will occur concerning plant, animal and human life. |
Two paragraphs, does not provide impact and/or maybe missing 1 element. |
One paragraph, no information on loss and/or no information concerning impacts. |
Student did not provide impact and loss information on their region. |
This page was last updated
12/07/2007 10:31 AM