Watershed dynamics / by the Environmental Inquiry Leadership Team, William S. Carlsen ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carlsen, William S.

Series:

Cornell scientific inquiry series.

Cornell scientific inquiry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Watersheds--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs.

Watersheds.

Watershed ecology--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs.

Watershed ecology.

Water quality--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs.

Water quality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

Teacher ed.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : National Science Teachers Association, c2004.

Summary:

Whether you're a stream studies novice or a veteran aquatic monitor, Watershed Dynamics gives you abundant practical resources to extend your students' investigations into local water quality and land-use issues. This two-part set is ideal for teaching biological and ecological concepts and research techniques. It also shows how the interplay between scientific data and human judgment can shape public policy decisions on zoning, flood control, and agricultural practices.

Contents:

Contents; SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING WATERSHED DYNAMICS; SECTION 3. INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: FIELD STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS; SECTION 4. INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: STORMWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE; FIGURES AND TABLES IN THE STUDENT EDITION; PREFACE; WHY STUDY WATERSHED DYNAMICS?; CARRYING OUT YOUR OWN RESEARCH; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; SECTION 1; UNDERSTANDING WATERSHED DYNAMICS; SECTION 2; PROTOCOLS:; SECTION 3; INTERACTIVE RESEARCH:; IDEAS FOR WATERSHED DYNAMICS RESEARCH; WATERSHED SURVEYS; STREAM ASSESSMENT WITH AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; FLOW; STREAM CHEMISTRY; MODELING

ONLINE RESOURCES AND LONG-TERM DATAFORMS FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH; SECTION 4; INTERACTIVE RESEARCH:; STORMWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE; FORMS FOR STORMWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE

Notes:

Includes the full student ed.

ISBN:

1-281-75829-9

9786611758295

1-935155-87-3

OCLC:

437220355