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Biodiversity of Waterville Plateau

The Waterville Elementary School is developing a 5-year plan to inventory and map the biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau.

Each grade is developing a

• descriptive story that integrates with the state learning standards
• project design matrix integrating science, math, technology, reading, writing, art, and social studies
• matrix meeting their grade level expectations (GLE�s)

Grade - Project

K - Spiders / Frogs

What is a spider? What is the Great Basin Spadefoot Toad?

1 - Butterfly

What are the native butterflies?
Descriptive story (pdf)
Project design matrix (pdf)

2 - Birds

What is the bird diversity?
Project design matrix (pdf)

3 - Insects

What are the insects found at Douglas Creek? How are they different from the insects around Waterville?
Project design matrix (pdf)

Insects of the Waterville Plateau - Student Posters

4 - Short-horned Lizard

Does the Short-horned lizard live in farm fields?
Project design matrix (pdf)
Adopt-a-Farmer Website >

5 - Geology / Mapping

What is the geology and geography the makes Waterville unique?

6 - Wildflowers / Weeds

What wildflowers and weeds exist in Waterville?

High School Tree Project

What is the composition difference between resident and public trees in Waterville?
Descriptive story (pdf)
Project design matrix (pdf)