Artist Boat

Objectives:

-Students will be able to define subsidence.

-Students will be able to explain how subsidence affects light penetration.

-Students will be able to explain how light penetration affects seagrass growth and water clarity.

-Students will be able to list ecological problems in Galveston Bay caused by subsidence.

-Students will be able to list possible solutions to the problems in Galveston Bay caused by subsidence.

-The students will use prior knowledge to solve a problem.
-The students will be able to list problems in Galveston Bay caused by human activity.
-The students will work within a budget.

The Drowning Bay Background Sheet and Pre Activity

The Drowning Bay Post Activity