Program Design

Science Content Raritan River Content

Science Tools Documentation

What is a watershed?

How does human impact change a watershed?

How have humans impacted the Raritan River?

What invertebrates live in the Raritan River?

Nets Microscope with camera Large magnifiers Artifacts Watershed model Invertebrates models

Invertebrate field guide

Maps of watershed with before and after labels

MarshAccess Model of Program Accessibility

Name tags PowerPoint

- High Contrast- 20 pt. Arial Font

Sound Field

20 minute rule

“Check-off” field guide - 18 pt. Verdana stickers

Nets - Telescopic dip nets Observations / ID - Hand lenses - Camera & screen

MarshAccess Model of Program Accessibility

Tactile maps – low vision issues

Sticker field guides – cognitive issues

Invertebrate models – age related issues

Simplified field guide language – various issues

Objectives

Students will be able to:

Define a watershed

Define pollution as a human impact to water quality

Understand that invertebrates can be used to determine water quality

Overview of Activities

Name tags

Introduction and Artifacts

Watershed Model Activity

Collect Invertebrates

Examine Invertebrates

Wrap Up Discussion

Where are we?

Watershed photo

A _____________ is the area of land where all of the water from _________, creeks, and streams drains into the same place

rivers watershed

Before Human Impact

After Human Impact

Sticker goes here

Sticker goes here

Macroinvertebrate Key

Pictures of actual tolerant

macroinvertebrates(leech, black fly

larva, etc.)

Pictures of actual intolerant

macroinvertebrates(mayfly nymphs,

stonefly larva, etc.)

Place sticker label (polluted water) Place sticker label (clean water)