Resources for Teachers and Students
This page has resources for watershed study in the classroom and on field trips. Those that are not specific to the Hoosic watershed may be adapted using information on our website and links pages. Where possible, we have indicated connections to education standards and frameworks in MA, VT, and NY.
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If you have Hoosic Watershed curriculum, unit plans, or lesson plans, we would be happy to post them here — contact us.
Supplies for Activities & Field Trips
- The Streamkeepers Catalog — Nets, thermometers, and other handy field items.
- Lamotte — Water testing kits designed for educators.
- CT DEP Benthic Macroinvertebrate Protocol — User-friendly sampling and ID protocol adaptable for local classroom use; downloadable ID cards and equipment lists.
Publications & Other Media
- HooRWA Office — Reference material, videos, and CDs related to watershed education. Contact us for details.
- VT Dept of Environmental Conservation — Publications, videos, and slide shows (many downloadable as PDFs).
- The Streamkeepers Catalog — Publications and equipment from the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation.
- Streamkeepers Field Guide — Tom Murdoch and Martha Cheo; excellent illustrations and guidance for stream study. Companion video narrated by Bill Nye.
- Project WET: Water Education for Teachers — Classroom-ready teaching aids for ages 5–18.
- Discover a Watershed: The Watershed Manager Educators Guide — 19 multidisciplinary activities correlated to National Science Standards.
- The Nature Conservancy: Last Great Places — History · Resources
Curriculum Sources
- The Hudson River: An American Treasure — Curriculum integration example from Dutchess County high school students.
- Middle School Discovery — Watershed lesson plans: Water Everywhere · Earths Waters · Aquatic Habitats · Finite Oceans
- EPA for Kids: Estuaries — Interactive games, activities, and glossary.
- Washington State Wetlands Curriculum (K–12) — Adaptable to the northeast.
- A World in Our Backyard — Wetlands activities for middle school from EPA/New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.
- Sea Education Association — Wetlands Transects · Waters of the Earth
- USGS Water Science for Schools — Available in Spanish and English.
- Fairbanks Museum — Natural science curriculum for grades 4–8 covering 36+ topics.
- Lewis Creek Association — Downloadable benthic macroinvertebrate curriculum for grades 5–12.
- Vermont Institute of Natural Science: Environmental Citizenship — Interdisciplinary ecosystem-based units for grades 5–12.