PBIS — Teacher’s Planning Guide: Living Together LS1

Unit Introduction (pages 1-32)

Learning Set 1 Introduction and Section 1.1: How Do Flowing Water and Land Interact in a Community? (pages 33-47)

Section 1.2  Model how Water Flows in and around a River (pages 48-63)

Section 1.3 Read: What is a Watershed? (pages 64-73)

Section 1.4 Explore: A Case Study: Watersheds in Michigan (pages 74-85)

Section 1.5 Read: Introducing the Rouge River Watershed (pages 86-100)

Section 1.6 Investigate: How Does the River Affect the Land and How Does Land Use Affect the River? (pages 101-127)

Section 1.7 Read: More about the Effects of Land Use on a River (pages 128-140)

Section 1.8 Read: What are Some Sources of Pollution in a River? (pages 141-153)

Learning Set 1: Back to the Big Question and Challenge ? (pages 154-159)

PBIS — Teacher’s Planning Guide: Living Together LS2

Learning Set 2 Introduction: How Do You Determine the Quality of Water in a Community? (pages 1-4)

Section 2.1 Understand the Question Water-Quality Indicators (pages 5-9)

Section 2.2 Investigate Plant Growth as an Indicator of Water Quality (pages 10-21)

Section 2.3 Investigate pH as an Indicator of Water Quality (pages 22-35)

Section 2.4 Investigate Dissolved Oxygen as an Indicator of Water Quality (pages 36-44)

Section 2.5 Read More Water-Quality Indicators (pages 45-52)

Back to the Big Question and Challenge How does Water Quality Affect the Ecology of a Community? (pages 53-58)

PBIS — Teacher’s Planning Guide: Living Together LS3

Learning Set 3 Introduction: How Can Changes in Water Quality Affect the Living Things in an Ecosystem?
(pages 255-260)

Section 3.1 Understand the Question: Thinking about Ecosystems (pages 261-266)

Section 3.2 Investigate: Classifying Macroinvertebrates (pages 267-281)

Section 3.3 Explore: The Marry Martans River Mystery: Macroinvertebrates in an Ecosystem (pages 282-295)

Section 3.4 Investigate: Effects of Turbidity on Living Things (pages 296-316)

Section 3.5 Explore: Connections to Other Living Things (pages 317-331)

Section 3.6 Investigate: Modeling Changes in Food Chains (pages 332-365)

Section 3.7 Explore: Connections between Living Things in an Ecosystem (pages 366-389)

Answer the Big Question: Address the Big Challenge (pages 390-402)