Portfolio

The DCNR Watershed Education (WE) Portfolio is a five-part unit in which students build and gather information on different aspects of their watershed. These WE Portfolios provide teachers with a valid student assessment tool.

Five of the WE lessons are a part of the Watershed Portfolio…

• Watershed Delineation
• Watershed Character Statement
• Stream Walk and Mapping
• Journaling
• Watershed Tour

To create their portfolios, students will…

• Delineate their watershed
  • Determine stream order
  • Write their watershed address
• Develop a character statement
• Map their stream study site
• Survey their stream study site
• Develop Watershed Journals
• Tour their Watershed

Student Portfolios should include…

• Watershed map with tributaries and influencing land uses labeled
• Watershed address
• Water flow chart
• Watershed character statement
• Water basin character statement
• Stream survey datasheet(s)
• Journal entries
• Watershed tour worksheet(s)

Classroom Portfolios should include…

• Watershed map delineation
• Master watershed character statement
• Water basin character statement
• Stream maps
• Master stream survey datasheet
• Master watershed tour worksheet(s)
• Photos and/or video
• Resource materials and information