Activities such as calculating discharge, sampling aquatic invertebrate life, calculating a biotic index for stream organisms, using a dissolved oxygen nomograph, as well as 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.
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