Field Studies

Field studies coupled with classroom activities are an integral part of Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences. Find a field study program that gets your students' feet wet and hands dirty.

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Emerging Scientist Project

The Emerging Scientist Project (ESP) connects high school classrooms with local NOAA resources to expose students to oceanic and atmospheric research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The program encourages students to pursue scientific careers and challenges them to seek local solutions to problems facing the Bay. ESP has been used by biology, environmental science, and other science teachers to assist in teaching standards and concepts while actively engaging their students in local environmental issues.This flexible program is designed to be carried out over the course of one semester during normally scheduled classes.

Organization(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location: 410 Severn Ave Annapolis, MD 21403 (Map It)
Theme(s): Habitats and Critters, Pollution and Pressures, Land Use and Agriculture
Level(s): High School
Program Length(s): Multi-Day Trips
Keywords: nitrogen and carbon cycle, pollution, point source, non-point source, wetland, land use, watershed, agriculture, blue crab, development, aquatic grass SAV, ecosystem and biomes, experiments and investigations, forest, habitat and niche, stream study, water quality, water testing, wildlife, salinity, fish, dissolved oxygen, student action
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Clagett Farm Program

CBF’s 285-acre, organic working farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, provides both day and overnight programs that foster in-depth discussions about agriculture’s impact on the watershed. Exploring the farm by foot and hay wagon, or canoeing on the nearby, Patuxent River, students gain true awareness of environmental issues, sharpen critical thinking skills, and practice problem solving. Student action projects may be available. This meaningful watershed experience can be tailored to engage students in 2nd through 12th grade.

Organization(s): Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Location: 11904 Old Marlboro Pike Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 (Map It)
Theme(s): Habitats and Critters, Pollution and Pressures, Restoration, Land Use and Agriculture
Level(s): Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Program Length(s): Day Trips Multi-Day Trips
Keywords: non-point source, land use, agriculture, erosion
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Dirt Fourth Grade Program

This program gets students hands dirty with one of our most important natural resources, soil. Students will rotate through a series of stations demonstrating the biological, chemical and physical means by which rocks become part of soil. Then they hike to observe local landforms and how the Big Elk Creek and its tributaries have helped shaped the landscape of Fair Hill. The students also see first hand how people impact the land and how through various practices they can help prevent soil erosion.

Organization(s): Fair Hill Nature Center
Location: 630 Tawes Drive Elkton, MD 21921 (Map It)
Theme(s): Habitats and Critters, Land Use and Agriculture
Level(s): Elementary School
Program Length(s): Day Trips
Keywords: nitrogen and carbon cycle, pollution, non-point source, land use, erosion, sediment, soil and rocks
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