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Wetlands Ecology
Level 3
- Students can accurately list and give descriptions of all three characteristics of a wetland and can list detailed characteristics of hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation.
- Students can describe multiple values of wetlands and understand the vital role that wetlands play in the health of all ecological habitats.
- Students recognize that constructed wetlands can be utilized for wastewater treatment, understand that water quality is directly related to chemical levels of DO, pH, NH3, NO2 and PO4, and can explain probable causes for changes in these chemical levels.
Level 2
- Students can accurately list all three characteristics of a wetland, but may have difficulty when asked to give detailed descriptions of each characteristic & can only give some characteristics of hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation.
- Students understand that wetlands play a vital role in the health of ecosystems, & know that wetlands have value, but can only explain one or two values as they relate to the roles of ecosystems.
- Students recognize that constructed wetlands can be utilized for wastewater treatment, understand that water quality is affected by chemical levels of DO, pH, NO2, NH3 & PO4, and can explain probable causes for changes in a few of the chemical levels.
Level 1
- Students can accurately list one or two of the characteristics of a wetland but has little understanding of the details of each. Student has difficulty listing any delineating details of hydric soils or hydrophytic plants.
- Students know that wetlands have value, but cannot describe any specific values or correlate these values in any contextual manner.
- Students recognize that constructed wetlands can be utilized for wastewater treatment, but can only list one or two chemical levels that affect water quality and cannot explain the cause for the change in these levels.
