This field study examines the features of clean water. Students will collect usable data on a Cumming Nature Center creek by collecting benthic macroinvertebrates, performing chemical tests, and measuring the physical characteristics of one of the healthiest creeks in the region.
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Water Monitors
Grades 5-12 | This field study examines the features of clean water. Students will collect usable data on a Cumming Nature Center creek by collecting benthic macroinvertebrates, performing chemical tests, measuring physical characteristics of one of the healthiest creeks in the region.
Connects with-
New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
- 5-ESS3-1 Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment
- MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
- MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.