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Wissahickon High School received $20,000 in funding from Dow Chemical for a watershed project in partnership with the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association. The goals of the project are to produce environmentally literate students, meet Pennsylvania environmental standards, and provide hands-on learning experiences for students in grades 6-11 related to water quality testing and data collection. Teachers will receive training to implement field work and water sampling labs into the science curriculum over three years, starting with 9th graders in 2011 and expanding to include 10th and 11th graders by 2013.
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Dow intro
- 1. Wissahickon High School Watershed Project Funding by Dow Chemical Partnered with the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
- 2. Project Goals: Produce environmentally literate students Meet the Pa Environmental Standards Project Based Learning that spirals through the 6-11th grade Provide all Wissahickon students a relevant, meaningful, community-based outdoor field experience Gather and share data on the water quality of our local watershed.
- 3. Our partners Grant money for $20, 000 has been provided by Dow Chemical to fund the start up costs for the project. Wissahickon Valley Watershed will provide study sites, support for teacher training, shared data and their expertise on our local watershed.
- 4. Student Involvement 9th grade- field work at WVWA (stream bottom mapping, velocity, turbidity, pH, macroinvertebrate survey, collect samples for class use) 10th grade-analyze water samples (Dissolved Oxygen, BOD, CO 2 , biotic index) 11th grade- analyze water samples for Nitrates, Phosphates
- 6. Timeline: Dec 2010-order equipment Feb 18 2011- In-service training for secondary science teachers, writing teams for labs. April 2011- After-school training on site at WVWA (paid) May 2011- Pilot 9th grade field trip
- 7. Timeline continued May 2012-implement 10th grade and 11th grade water testing labs into curriculum May 2013-Full implementation, posting of data on a public website
- 8. Ready to get started?