Environmental Instruction: Fourth Grade
Stream Study investigates Rock Creek's water quality using biological, chemical, and physical assessments.
May 2022 - This 4th Grade lesson is scheduled as a Spring Q4 sampling event in Rock Creek that will occur this May.
Pictures from 4/23/2018
100 students
Biological Assessment - Survey for Benthic Macroinvertrebates
Sampling Rock Creek bottom using dipnets
Identifying macroinvertebrates as indicator species
Chemical Analysis- K, N, O, pH
Turbidity, Salinity, Temperature
Chemical Analysis using rapid test kits
Physical Characteristics - Investigating erosion, pollution, and human use
KP Green Team acquired equipment for chemical and biological sampling thanks to funding from the PTA.