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Students will know how the pollution in the Hudson River has changed over time, and be able to explain the consequences of these changes.

Students will know at what level of salt concentration aquatic organisms are affected, and be able to explain the results of an experiment to determine these levels.

Students will understand how the invasive water chestnut plant impacts the Hudson River differently from the native water celery plant and be able to explain these impacts based on a series of graphs.

Students will know what level of salt concentration affects aquatic plants and/or animals, and will be able to explain the results of an experiment to determine these levels.

Students will know what level of salt concentration affects aquatic plants and/or animals, and will be able to explain the results of an experiment to determine these levels.

Students will know what level of turbidity affects aquatic organism, and will be able to explain the results of an experiment to determine these levels.

Students will know  how to estimate flow in a river or stream, and be able to explain how how Hudson River flow is expected to change as predicted by global climate change models. 

Students will know how sea level rise may impact a local freshwater tidal marsh, and will be able to explain the changes to vegetation types. 

Students will know how an invasive species has changed the Hudson River food web and be able to explain the impact of the zebra mussel on the food web over time.

Students will use data to create a scatter plot by hand and be able to understand the importance of replication and the intrinsic link between variability and the conclusions that can be drawn from data.

Students will identify Hudson Valley rocks and be able to explain why the rocks came to be as they are in each place.

Students will know some of the major changes that have taken place in the Hudson River watershed and be able to determine what has caused these changes using graphs, tables, and maps. 

Students will understand the process of hydrofracking and will be able to use a short article to explain the benefits and drawbacks, focusing on turbidity.   

Students will understand the process of hydrofracking and will be able to use a short article to explain the benefits and drawbacks.    

Students will know how to recognize variability in hydrofracking data, and will be able to make an appropriate graph of a selected variable in Excel or by hand. 

Students will know how to recognize variability in hydrofracking data, and will be able to make an appropriate graph of provided turbidity data.

Students will know how the hydrofracking fluid affected the health of the trees and soil in the forest, and will be able to explain the drawbacks of flowback water with respect to ecosystem health. 

Students will know that removing an invasive plant can have a variety of impacts and be able to explain some of these impacts using evidence.

Students will know that the presence of humans has an impact on soil communities in their schoolyard.

Students will know the factors that change dissolved oxygen levels and be able to design an experiment to test their ideas.