Activities such as calculating discharge, sampling aquatic invertebrate life, calculating a biotic index for stream organisms, using a dissolved oxygen nomograph, as well a physical monitoring such as measuring stream depth and velocity are described in detail. Instructions for sampling water at a study site and blank, copyable, data sheets make using this packet, or parts of it, very easy for the teacher and the student. This packet includes teachers' pages with objectives, preparation suggestions and examples of pertinent questions. Background information gives the educator a foundation for each topic. Student activity pages and worksheets help the educator direct the lesson.
Appendixes provide information on resources that support the activities.
Journalists may obtain a review copy by contacting me. This conference on turtles will provide a forum for presenting scientific information on the population status, conservation and natural history of turtles. Researchers, resource managers and conservationists are invited to attend and to present the results of their studies and projects. Studies should be focused on species and habitats in the mid-Atlantic region, bounded by Virginia on the south and New York on the north. All those with an interest in turtles and their conservation are invited to attend.