Students understand water quality and the variables that contribute to water quality.
Students are able to use the scientific process to test a hypothesis and will understand how science and the process of science contributes to decision-making. Chart pad, markers. Teacher and students review their sampling plan in light of their decision to assure that their identification of the cause of a local water quality problem is accurate. They list the types of data they collected. They then list any new data they need in order to validate their findings.