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==**What Goes on the Ground Goes in the Sound!**The Long Island Sound is in danger due to man's impact on local watersheds. The Litchfield Water Organization needs information on the problems that are happening in watersheds and they are also interested in finding solutions to the problems. You and your team members will demonstrate your knowledge of watersheds and the Sound by gathering data (from the Long Island Sound Packet, books, websites, and online databases) and creating a webpage. This web page will teach the Litchfield Water Organization about the importance of the Sound and the threats to it's existence. Your project will include different kinds of information as explained below.== = Your project should : = • Show what you know about watersheds and the Long Island Sound • Demonstrate teamwork, with all members contributing • Include all of the required sections. • ** All words need to be your own, do not cut and paste anything from the Internet **. = The required sections of your group wiki are as follows: =
 * 1. Give your page a name and state the purpose, explain what you will teach people who come to your wiki.**

Use Inspriation to create a visual tour of the Long Island Sound. Choose 4 to 5 facts from Investigation #3 and use the note section of Inspriation to create the text that further explains the facts. Illustrate each fact with a picture Include the source for your pictures in the work cited section.
 * 2. Mini- Tour of Long Island Sound: Investigation #3 **

Include a map of our local watershed; The Housatonic. Define the word watershed. Explain how the water from the Housatonic watershed flows into the Sound. Show how the local rivers flow into the sound.
 * 3. Location, Location, Location! **

Use the information from the Invasisve Species of Long Island Worksheet, Investigation 4 to create a poster that shows how the invaders impact the Sound. You will need to choose pictures to illustrate the facts. Use Glogster, the poster creator tool to create the poster.
 * 4. Poster of the Invasive Species of the Long IslandSound: Investigation #4 **



Using Photostory, create a multimedia slide show of no more than 6 slides, that illustrate the threats to the health of the LIS. Explain the reasons or causes behind each threat.
 * 5. Major threats to the Long Island Sound .**

In a paragraph, explain what could happen if we do not protect the Sound. Be sure to include: Why the Sound is important. What are the threats. What could happen to the organisms that live in the sound (plants, wildlife, humans) if the Sound is not protected. How the Housatonic, our local watershed, impacts the Sound. Give 2 solutions that you think could help save the Sound. You may choose the way in which you present this information.
 * 6 . Be part of the Solution not the Problem! The Grand Finale!!!!! **

You must include a work cited page at the end of your page using //**Noodle Tools**// for all of the information you used to create your webpage.
 * Work Cited: **

Your grade for this project will reflect input from your team, your peers, Mrs. Benedict, and your science teacher. Take a look at the Wiki Rubric to see how your team will be graded.
 * Rubric: **