Cycles

**Grade 12 Watersheds and Wetlands**
 * 4.1.12 A.Categorize stream order in a watershed. **


 * Performance Standard 4.1.12 A.1 Explain the concept of stream order. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will diagram several stream orders and label each with an explanation of what each order is comprised of. ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || obective test, ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || Watersheds, Ecosystems ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, video streaming, lab activity ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remedation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || Watersheds ||


 * Performance Standard 4.1.12 A.2 Identify the order of watercourses within a major river's watershed. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will identify the order of watercourses within a major river's watershed by using a map of a watershed to label each order of watercourse ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || Objective Test, Project ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || Watersheds, Stream order, ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || Lecture, Laboratory Activity, ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || Remedial activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || Watersheds ||


 * Performance Standard 4.1.12 A.3 Compare and Contrast the physical differences found in the stream continuum from headwater to mouth. **
 * **What will student achievement of this performance standard look like?** || Students will compare and contrast the physical difference found in the stream continuum from headwater to mouth by analyzing a stream and creating a venn diagram with the similarities and differences. ||
 * **How will you assess student achievement of this performance standard?** || objective test, venn diagram chart, ||
 * **What prior knowledge do students need to have to learn this performance standard?** || order of streams, watersheds, ||
 * **What instructional activities can be used effectively to teach this performance standard?** || direct instruction, video streaming, web tutorial, outdoor observation ||
 * **How long will it take your students to achieve this performance standard?** || 2-3 days ||
 * **How will you ensure all students achieve this performance standard?** || remediation activities ||
 * **In which unit(s) will you teach this performance standard?** || Watersheds ||