Lesson Plans

There are many ways to integrate watershed management, water quality enhancement, and helping hellbenders into your classroom activities.  The following lesson plans are directly aligned with many state standards and ready to use in the classroom.  

 
Student holding a hellbender

Hellbender Lesson Plan:

Hellbenders Rock!​ (pdf 1,685 KB)
- Adult Hellbender video
- Juvenile Hellbender video​

​​​Watershed Lesson Plans:

Discovering the Watershed​ (pdf 2,704 KB)
What is a Watershed 
Protect your streams, protect your mountains
Water Education Posters
Streamside Science
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Water Cycle
 

Water Quality Lesson Plans:

Healthy Water, Happy Home​
Water Pollution
Water Quality Testing
Water Resources for the Classroom (pdf 1,501 KB)
Ground and Surface Water Activities (pdf 3,714 KB)
 



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