Ionia State Park and Recreation Area
A. Spillways
ASK: How do Spillways Work?
IMAGINE: Can you design a spillway working model?
Which model will reduce the energy and allow the water to flow the quickest with the least amount of erosion?
Morning Glory vs Weirs - Spillways
B. Fishing- How Does This Affect the Ecosystem?
ASK: What are the benefits of fishing in lakes and rivers?
PLAN:
1. Park Ranger talk: about the local fishing and hunting club
2. Graph wildlife counts of fish and water edge plants and insects in field plot
3. Students create graphs to illustrate data
Related links:
How Do Spillways Work? - Practical Engineering (video)
TeachEngineering: Dam Forces STEM activity
Ionia State Park and Recreation Area
ScienceDirect: Spillways and Dams (HS/College level)
