Ideas for high school stream study please

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  • October 22, 2013 at 10:07 am
    CindyS
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    We have recently moved to an area where there is a beautiful stream right down the hill from us. My high school student is wanting to do a stream study. If he were a little person, I would say, just go poke around and see what you can see. However, for high school…Any ideas of topics, resources to use? Thanks so much!

    Blessings,

    Cindy

    October 22, 2013 at 10:40 am
    nerakr
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    This may not be what you’re looking for, but the first thing I thought of was taking water samples and analyzing them. No idea how to go about that, though.

    October 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm
    Linabean
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    I think I would look for a book or two on stream ecology. Also, maybe he could do some research into how a stream in any given area

    effects the ecosystem of that area. I also think nerakr’s suggestion of water analyses would be a great idea as well. I don’t have any specific books to suggest right now, but if I come across any, I will let you know. Sounds like he could have some fun with this!

    Blessings!

    -Miranda

    October 23, 2013 at 2:23 pm
    CindyS
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    Thank you for these suggestions; they have given us a starting point!

    October 23, 2013 at 2:59 pm
    srlord
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    I haven’t looked through all this one but it might give a framework.

    http://www.caryinstitute.org/educators/teaching-materials/baltimore-ecosystem-study-0/stream-ecology-student-research-project

     

    I am planning on doing something like this experiment with my son in high school to investigate the effects of stormwater run-off on streams and water quality.  There is a “Bottom-Up Stream Ecology” study that says it is coming soon on this site as well:

    http://seocems.org/books2/lessons/lesson13.html

     

    October 24, 2013 at 10:46 am
    Sue
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    Here’s something called, “How Biologists Study Streams.” http://chamisa.freeshell.org/science.htm

    The instructor also has a page with river and stream links. http://chamisa.freeshell.org/link.htm#study

    October 24, 2013 at 1:47 pm
    CindyS
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    This is all so valuable; thank you so much!

    Blessings,

    Cindy

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