Now that spring is in the air and we can work outdoors, we are super excited to be able to meet with some of our students again in person, once again! Bill joined 4th graders at Caroline Elementary to think about how our streams are closely connected with the land around them, and how students can use basic observations to tell whether a stream is a healthy habitat.
Where yours truly braved 30 degree temperatures to demonstrate stream sampling techniques our students will do themselves in May, and where we all paused to comtemplate the sounds and sights and smells of the stream!
Students used Chromebooks and Dichotimous Stream MacroInvertebrate Keys to identify all kinds of cool stuff!
Finally, we used the Community Science Institute's "Water Quality Report Card" to decide if the stream was healthy and "unimpacted" by pollution or human activity. Good news! It tested very well!
Great work Caroline students... stay tuned for more! ~ Bill F.
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