Lesson Plans
Dissolved Oxygen and Photosynthesis
Lesson 1
Students will know that plants produce oxygen underwater and be able to design an experiment that will test this question.
Grade Level: 2 class periods
Time Required: Cornelia Harris- Cary Institute. This lesson is part of the Changing Hudson Project curriculum.
Lesson 2
Students will know that plants produce oxygen underwater and be able to design an experiment to test this question.
Grade Level: 2 class periods
Time Required: Cornelia Harris - Cary Institute. This lesson is part of the Changing Hudson Project curriculum.
Using Real-Time Data
Students will know how water quality parameters change over location and time, and compare collected data with real-time data collected by scientific instruments in the Hudson River.
Grade Level: High School
Time Required: 1-2 Class Periods
Authors: Cornelia Harris- Cary Institute. This lesson is part of the Changing Hudson Project curriculum.
Oxygen, Plants, and the Hudson River
Students will develop and test a hypothesis about the relative oxygen contributions of three Hudson River Ecosystems.
Grade Level: High School
Time Required: 1-2 class periods
Authors: Lia Harris – Education Program Specialist, Cary Institute; Teagan Russell, Student Conservation Association
A Virtual Checkup of a River’s Vitals: Using Remotely Sensed Data
Updated in April 2024! This presentation goes deeper into river parameters with HRECOS. By using case studies and curated HRECOS graphs, students can investigate weather, water chemistry, and biological phenomena. Notes for each slide provide background content and instructions for teachers.
Authors: Steve Stanne, Interpretive Specialist, Hudson River Estuary Program
Wading Into the Hudson
Wading into the Hudson is an introduction to the Hudson River estuary essentials, including tides, currents, salinity, and climate change. And it’s all taught through interpreting graphs and images. Slides include notes and instructions for teachers.
How Much Oxygen Is In the Water?
Students will:
- Understand the critical role of dissolved oxygen in supporting aquatic life;
- Observe and graph dissolved oxygen concentrations at sites along the Hudson River estuary;
- Observe patterns of change in dissolved oxygen concentrations;
- Identify environmental parameters correlated with dissolved oxygen concentrations;
- Suggest hypotheses to account for the observed changes in dissolved oxygen concentrations.
Grade Level: 4-5
Time Required: 1 class period
Authors: Steve Stanne- Interpretive Specialist, Hudson River Estuary Program; Teagan Russell, Student Conservation Association
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