Wetlands Ecology

Connecticut State Social Studies Standards:

Content Standard 10: Physical Systems   K-4:

·    (in part) Explain the factors that affect the location, distribution and associations of features of the physical environment.

·    Define local environmental features.

Connecticut Core Science Curriculum Framework:

2.2 - Plants change their form as part of their life cycles.

2.3 - Earth materials have varied physical properties which make them useful in different  

         ways.

3.2 - Organisms can survive and reproduce only in environments that meet their basic

         needs.

4.2 - All organisms depend on the living and non living features of the environment for

         survival.

4.3 - Water has a major role in shaping the Earth's surface.

5.2 - Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the

        survival of organisms.