Focusing on our islands' critical watershed

The STEMworks™ Exploring Hawaii’s Watershed Through STEM Curriculum module introduces students to native species found in Hawaii’s protect forests and how these plants and animals work alongside each other to Hawaii’s unique ecosystem. Students learn about the traditional uses of native plants by Hawaiians, how to protect watersheds, the invasive species and threats to the watershed and impacts if left unchecked, and Watershed Partnerships across the state and the information and services they offer. For more information, please contact Leslie Wilkins, leslie@medb.org, 808.875.2337.

RESOURCES

Module 1: Native Species
PowerPoint: Click here to download.

Module 2: Watershed Partnerships
PowerPoint: Click here to download.

Module 3: Management Strategies
PowerPoint: Click here to download.

Module 4: Invasive Species

Module 5: Field Day App

Extra ArcGIS Online Lab – Building an Online Map with Points and Photos

WEB APP LINK TO USE IN THE FIELD: http://arcg.is/2jLwvR5 (Access with smartphones, iPods or tablets)

VIEW INPUTTED DATA HERE: http://tinyurl.com/mapyouroutplantingsapp

ESRI ARCGIS FIELD MAP:http://nrds.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=d30c8748199f43c3a2dd0f49829ef049  
(Access with Esri ArcGIS Online Account)

STUDENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH STORY MAPS

Students created Story Maps to increase community awareness of the importance of protecting Hawai`i’s watersheds. 

Click here to view student work: http://stemworkshawaii.org/watershed-field-trip-storymaps/

EXTERNAL RESOURCES:

• Life in early Hawaiʻi: The Ahupuaʻa (Compiled by Kamehameha Schools, Hawaiian Studies Institute staff) This book describes many of the daily activities and plants and animals making up pre-contact Hawaiian life. Includes glossary, index, and expanded reading list. 

• Hawai’i Association of Watershed Partnerships

• Hawaii Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Species fact sheets, by island)

• NOAA Resources:

  • NOAA Resource Collections (for education) Designed to help teachers access materials on: Ocean & Coasts, Weather & Atmosphere, Climate, Marine Life, Freshwater, K-5 Science, Real-time and Historical Data Resources

  • Data in the Classroom

  • Water Cycle

  • NOAA Digital Coast

  • USGS Water Quality Hawai‘i Data “Real-Time Water Temperature, in °C

  • Climate Change

  • Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration

  • NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries