Dipping into Creeks (K-3) Curriculum

Contact Information

Reservations/Ordering Info: Call 916-482-8377 and ask for Jane

Phone: 916-482-8371
Fax: 916-483-1320

Email: ucc@arcadecreekrecreation.com

Street Address: 4855 Hamilton Street
Sacramento, California 95841

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Interesting mini-lessons or sponge activities."

Presentation
"Clear directions for set-up and preparation (especially the creek walk)."

Teacher Usability
"Access to a local creek is needed to use this curriculum."

"Needs more background information."

"While a K—8 resource, only a few of the activities are geared for K—3."

Focus on Communities
"Great activities with a narrow focus."

"Best used as an enrichment, or extension, for other curricula."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: Sacramento Urban Creeks Council

Description: Dipping into Creeks (1998, 65 p.) offers K—8 classroom and field activities focusing on aquatic and riparian habitats. Students adopt, visit, and evaluate the condition of nearby creeks. Classroom activities explore concepts of watershed, runoff, erosion, aquatic food chains and nutrient flow, animal and plant adaptations, and water quality indices. Binder contains the teacher's guide and Creek Life & Creek Ecology reference booklet. Glossary and resource list are included in the teacher's guide.

Web Address: http://www.sacto-ucc.org

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum, Teacher/School Project

Audience Served: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Cost: $20 plus $5 postage & handling

EE Focus: Biodiversity, Ecosystems-Watershed, Ecosystems-Wetlands, Monitoring, Nature Awareness, Plants & Animals, Pollution Prevention, Stewardship, Urban Environments, Water, Restoration

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Language Arts, Science, Visual/Performing Arts

Counties Served: Sacramento, Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

B
B
B
B
B
B

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language