LIVING WITH WATER
One of the most vital aspects of protecting our area against future hurricanes is the buffer that the Louisiana coastal wetlands offer.
ACOE Loss of Louisiana Wetlands Map
Students in Mrs. Komiskey's 8th and 7th grade reading classes, looked at the map, generated five questions from the map, and then answered these questions using books, magazines, and websites. They then created voicethreads using photographs from government agencies to illustrate their questions. Click on the voicethreads below to see what the students had to say about the loss of Louisiana wetlands:
DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Look at the wetlands loss map.
Generate 5 questions that you might have looking at the map
LIVING WITH WATER
One of the most vital aspects of protecting our area against future hurricanes is the buffer that the Louisiana coastal wetlands offer.
Students in Mrs. Komiskey's 8th and 7th grade reading classes, looked at the map, generated five questions from the map, and then answered these questions using books, magazines, and websites. They then created voicethreads using photographs from government agencies to illustrate their questions. Click on the voicethreads below to see what the students had to say about the loss of Louisiana wetlands:
DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS