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What is the Clark Fork Watershed?
The Clark Fork River and its tributaries drain most of western Montana. The upper river and headwaters were heavily impacted by wastes from over a century of mining. Today, the area is the largest Superfund environmental clean-up site in the nation.

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Clark Fork Education Portal > Lessons & Activities > Grades 5-8 Math
Math-related lesson plans for grades 5-8 are listed below. Montana Standards & Benchmarks addressed by each lesson are included in lesson plans. Click on a lesson plan to view or download a copy. Please note that some lesson plans require a username and password for access. If you are interested in a restricted-access lesson, please email the CFWEP Webmaster.

Grades 5-8: Math Lessons
Not in My Backyard: Quantifying Milltown Wastes
Developed by CFWEP, this lesson covers:
  • The relative amounts of Milltown sediments compared to historic tailings deposited at the BP-ARCO Repository site (Opportunity Ponds)
  • Analysis of how much “toxic waste” from Milltown is actually being deposited at the BP-ARCO repository site
  • Concerns about the location of tailing storage from the perspective of the communities of Bonner and Opportunity
 Lesson Plan (doc)
Lesson Plan (pdf)
Student Worksheet (doc)
Student Worksheet (pdf)
What is a Part Per Million?
Developed by CFWEP, this lesson covers:
  • Concentration measurements “parts per million” and “parts per billion”
  • The definition of “concentration” and connections to everyday concentrated products
  • Healthy drinking water standards
 What is a Part Per Million? Lesson Plan (doc format)
What is a Part Per Million? Lesson Plan (pdf format)
What is a Part Per Million? Student Worksheet (doc format)
What is a Part Per Million? Student Worksheet (pdf format)

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