ABSTRACT

School System Requirements ................................................................................409 Science Curriculum ....................................................................................409 Science Content Standards .........................................................................411 Multidisciplinary Units...............................................................................411 Student Action Projects ..............................................................................413 Service Learning Credits ............................................................................413

Wetland Program Features Important to Educators..............................................414 Lesson Plan Format ....................................................................................414 Instructional Objectives ..............................................................................414 Multiple Intelligences .................................................................................416 Hands-On Learning ....................................................................................416 Cooperative Learning .................................................................................417 Performance-Based Instruction ..................................................................419

Evaluating Wetland Programs and Activities........................................................419 Wetland Educational Programs for Grades K-12.................................................421