The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers a variety of lesson plans for Grades K-8 that explore physical and life science topics related to the Hudson River. The lessons make use of data collected by scientists, students, and others studying the river. The worksheets require students to interpret information presented in graphs, tables, and maps.
Lessons include:
"Science Lessons: Using the Hudson River to Teach STEM Skills." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.
Lessons include:
- Dining Out with Fishes and Birds of the Hudson
- Fish Communities in the Hudson
- Which Fish Where?
- Finding the Salt Front
- The Hudson's Ups and Downs
- Mapping Where Animals Live
- These Maps are for the Birds
"Science Lessons: Using the Hudson River to Teach STEM Skills." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.