WaterWays - Nature-Based Solutions

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Meet and speak to your neighbors and listen to the problems in the community before helping equip your neighborhood against environmental threats like heat, air pollution, and floo ding. Learn about nature-based solutions before using them to save the day! Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Hudson River Park and Mount Sinai's Transdisciplinary Center for Early Environmental Exposure, with funding support from the National Institutes of Health. Nature-Based Solutions includes: A personalized digital science journal and an augmented reality experience, accessible by phone or browser using webVR. 40 minutes of interactive activities where students are scientists engaged with water science and water stewardship. Assessment dashboard for educators to monitor and scaffold student learning Next Generation Science Standards: Science Engineering Practices Developing and Using Models Analyzing and Interpreting Data Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Engaging in Argument from Evidence Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information Disciplinary Core Idea: LS2.A Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.B Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems LS2.C Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience LS4.D Biodiversity and Humans ETS1.A Defining Engineering Problems ETS1.C Optimizing the Design Solution ESS2.A Earth Materials and Systems ESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth Systems Crosscutting Concepts Systems and System Models Cause and Effect Patterns Energy and Matter Scale Proportion and Quantity Connections to Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12) Strand 1 (Analysis and Interpretation Skills): A, C, E, F, G Strand 2 (Environmental Processes and Systems): 2.1 A, B. 2.2 A, C, D. 2.3 A. 2.4 A,E Strand 3 (Skills for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Issues): 3.1 A, B, C Strand 4 (Personal and Civic Responsibility): B, C Show more