IMS: Meet Your Watershed / Where did the wildlife go?

Drag and Drop

A watershed drains water, ​

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and dissolved minerals to ​

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body of water.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

sediment

one

two

three

animals

sea water

Multiple Choice

The water we use to drink, shower, and do laundry in Ipswich comes from...

• the Ipswich River

• desalinated ocean water
• rainwater collected from rooftops
• ground water wells in the Parker River watershed

Poll

Which watershed do you live in?

• the Parker River watershed

• the Ipswich River watershed

• The Essex watershed

• Somewhere else

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• environment

• organisms

• natural resources

all non-living & living parts of an area

living things made of cells

useful materials found in nature

• all non-living & living parts of an area

• living things made of cells

• useful materials found in nature

Open Ended

1. When did people use the most water?

2. When did people use the least water?

3. What patterns do you notice?

Open Ended

What are two reasons why the Ipswich River has very low flow during years with droughts?

Video from Google Slides

Video from Google Slides

Video from Google Slides

Multiple Select

How does the Ipswich River Water Association monitor our river?

• Measure water quality and stormwater runoff

• Use chemistry to measure the health of the river

• Remove invasive plants

• Count fish

• Take out dams and fix barriers for fish

Multiple Select

How does the Ipswich River Water Association monitor our river?

• Measure water quality and stormwater runoff

• Use chemistry to measure the health of the river

• Remove invasive plants

• Count fish

• Take out dams and fix barriers for fish