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What Is A Watershed?
Where does our water come from?
• At your table, discuss where you think our water
comes from.
• Where does the water for the rivers come from?
• Where does the water go when we are done with it?
• How do we make sure we don’t send “used” water
back into the “good” water?!
We are all part of a watershed!
• Watch this video clip about what a watershed is.
• Talk at your table about what makes up a
watershed!
Write this definition!
A watershed is a line of hills or mountains
from which rivers drain (or flow away).
A watershed is also an area of land that
includes a particular river or lake and all the
water that flows into it
Draw a rough diagram of a watershed.
• Follow along and sketch a diagram of a watershed.
Where does a watershed end?
•Discuss at your table where rivers end.
•Are oceans part of a watershed?
Is there anywhere on earth that is not part of
a watershed?
• Everywhere on earth is part of a watershed.
• All land and waters are either part of a place water FLOWS TO, or
water FLOWS AWAY FROM.
Diagram of a Watershed
•Write the definition of a watershed at the top
of your paper.
•Add color by filling in all the water areas in
blue.
•Be able to trace and explain how water moves
from high points to low points, and how it
returns to high points.