Location:

International

Description:

Students test the quality of their fresh water in the local river, stream, lake, or pond, and team up with others around the world to assess and compare results. Students identify organisms in the water and see if they are present in other, more distant, water sources; assess the quality of water based on physical characteristics, chemical substances, and biological indicators; and look for relationships and trends among the data collected by all project participants. The project is run twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring.

URL:
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/waterproj/index.html

Organization:
Center For Improved Engineering & Science Education (CIESE)

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Contact:
Natalie Macke, Project Leader
Center For Improved Engineering & Science Education (CIESE)
Stevens Institute of Technology
602 River Street, Fourth Floor
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: (201) 216-5045
Fax: (201) 216-8069
Email Address: nmacke@stevens-tech.edu
http://www.k12science.org

Subject:
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Pollution
Rivers and Streams
Water Resources

Program type:
Educational Technology
Research Program
Student Enrichment
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00