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Research
Internet Search
Online Sources
Plagiarism
Paraphrasing
Citing Sources

Essential Question

• How does our use of natural resources impact the quality of the environment?

Internet Resources

• Bay Glossary
• About the Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Ask the Bay Experts

Subsidiary Questions

• What natural resources are found in the Chesapeake Bay? (identify and describe)
• How are these natural resources important to the Bay environment?
• What is the current state of these natural resources? (supply/quality)
• What are some ways these natural resources could be conserved?

• Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
• Animals and Plants
• Bay Grasses
• Maryland DNR's Fish Facts
• About the Chesapeake Bay

Subsidiary Questions

• What are the different types of point and non-point pollution of the Chesapeake Bay?
• What are the sources of point and nonpoint pollution?
• How do different types of point and non-point pollution affect the Bay environment?
• How could point and non-point pollution of the Bay be reduced?

Internet Resources

• Bay Pollutants
• Maryland's Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Programs
• Harmful Algae Blooms in Maryland
• The Problem with Excess Nutrients
• Water Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
• Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution
• Ways farmers can protect the bay
• Simple Ways You Can Help the Bay

Subsidiary Questions

• What types of fish and shellfish are harvested from the Chesapeake Bay?
• How are these fish and shellfish harvested?
• What are the causes of reduced populations of some species of fish and shellfish?
• What measures could be taken to restore fish and shellfish populations to higher levels?

Internet Resources

• Farming Oysters Instead of Harvesting Wild Oysters
• Oyster Sanctuaries
• Crabbing Blues
• Managing the Bay's Fisheries
• Summary of Maryland Fishing Rules
• Summary of Maryland Commercial Fisheries Regulations
• Chesapeake Bay Watermen Question Limits
• Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

Subsidiary Questions

• What laws have been passed to regulate the use of the Chesapeake Bay and its resources?
• Why were these laws passed?
• How have these laws affected the quality of the Bay environment?
• What new laws have been proposed to help restore and protect the Bay environment?

Internet Resources

• Virginia Stormwater Regulations
• Annapolis Bans Use of Lawn Fertilizer Containing Phosphorus
• EPA Sets New Requirements for Controlling Manure, Wastewater
• 30 Years After the Clean Water Act
• Chesapeake Bay 2000 - The Renewed Bay Agreement
• Summaries of Major Laws Implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service

Subsidiary Questions

• How has land around the Chesapeake Bay been used and developed?
• How has the use and development of land around the Bay affected the Bay environment?
• What can be done to counter the effects of over-development that has already occurred?
• How could land around the Bay be used and developed differently in the future?

Internet Resources

• Land and People
• Sound Land Use
• Growth, Sprawl, and the Chesapeake Bay
• Land and the Chesapeake Bay
• Bayscapes Land Use and Watershed Characteristics
• Land use, Sprawl and Smart Growth
• Land Use in the Chesapeake Region
• NASA uses a 'SLEUTH' to predict urban land use

Local Print and Nonprint Resources

School Library

Do a keyword search in your school's DESTINY catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.

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See these Dewey Decimal sections in the Nonfiction and Reference sections:

• 363.73 Environmental issues - Chesapeake Bay
• 574.92 Marine biology - Chesapeake Bay
• 975.2 Maryland - Description & travel

Use indexes or tables of contents to locate information related to your topic and questions. Check the indexes of print encyclopedias for articles about your topic.

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