Students carry this new learning into their own scientific investigation of an actual wetland and use their knowledge to make a decision about the relative health of that wetland. Since 1979, friends has been working to improve the health of the chicago river system for the benefit of people and wildlife and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, easily accessible corridor of open space in the chicago region. See more ideas about environmental science, aquatic insects and environmental education. For further information about project wet water education for teachers, contact the national office at 406. Using field equipment such as dip nets and field guides. Background information a habitat is the arrangement of food, water, shelter, and space suitable for the needs of a plant or animal to survive. The publication is a collection of 90 interdisciplinary activities and lesson plans that are teachertested and classroomready.
This document is the final written output from the ministry for the environment funded project on benthic macroinvertebrate indicators of ecosystem health contract 21630. This handbook is a project of new hampshire project wet water education for teachers. Water, shelter, oxygen and food write them on the board o animals and bugs also need those things to survive. Examples of macroinvertebrates include flatworms, crayfish, snails, clams and insects, such as dragonflies. Many aquatic insects live as juveniles, called nymphsor larvae, in the water, and become flying. Explain how this organism will tell us about the quality of the water just by looking at it.
Macroinvertebrate mayhem provides a meaningful opportunity to take learning about aquatic invertebrates outdoors. This activity will introduce students to aquatic macroinvertebrates primarily insects and the major segments the head, thorax, and abdomen and differentiation between larval, nymph, and adult stages. A macroscopic invertebrate, especially an aquatic organism such as a crustacean, a mollusk, or an aquatic insect. Macroinvertebrate diversity in the moose river drainage is relatively well studied. Create a designer macroinvertebrate with special adaptations. You can quite literally experience the creature comforts of staying at home with an innovative, webbased resource to support aquatic macroinvertebrate identification. Think about how macroinvertebrates indicate water quality. Project wet activities west virginia department of. Macroinvertebrate, any animal lacking a backbone and large enough to see without the aid of a microscope. Macroinvertebrates are exothermic or coldblooded and may be aquatic or terrestrial, the aquatic organisms often being larval or nymphal forms of otherwise terrestrial species. Macro invertebrate mayhem what do we need to survive. Collecting and identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates found in a local wetland.
Follow part ii of the project wet activity, macroinvertebrate mayhem, found on page 322 of the project wet curriculum. Macroinvertebratesare organisms that lack a spine and are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms. Based on the macroinvertebrate diversity and sensitivity. Macroinvertebrate definition of macroinvertebrate by. These resources are available to teachers and parents. Uses simple experiments and activities to explore concepts such as density, up thrust, and water displacement and to explain why objects float or sink. Pdf macroinvertebrate metrics for the national policy. Senses allow one to seek, find, take in and react or respond to information in order to learn about ones surroundings. The lessons and activities in fostering outdoor observation skills are intended to be used with project wild, project learning tree and project wet lessons that engage students in outdoor observation skills see appendix for activities.
The watercourse and the council for environmental education, 1995. Macroinvertebrate mayhem conitnued 12 macroinvertebrate mayhem is used with the permission from the watercoursemontana state university and the council for environmental education cee from project wet curriculum and activity guide. If they do not have them or if it is dirtypolluted, they cannot live. Invert investigatoractivity understanding watersheds. For further information about project wet water education for teachers, contact the national office at 4069945392. A handbook linking the project wet k12 curriculum and. Train the trainers our wetland project agenda july 19. Links to project wet activities project wet water education for teachers is a nonprofit water education. Some common macroinvertebrates found in wetlands are. See more ideas about environmental education, activities.
Outdoor observation skills are developed through continued practice. Macroinvertebrate an overview sciencedirect topics. Tell students they are going to play a game that simulates changes in a pond when an environmental stressor, the eurasian milfoil, is introduced. Macroinvertebrate definition is any of various invertebrate macroorganisms such as a crayfish or stonefly.
Share key water messages and inspire action to address watershed issues with help from the watercourse. The mci assigns a number to each species of macroinvertebrate based on the sensitivity of that species to. Jan 3, 2019 description of some of the sjrwmd environmental education activities that are available online for elementary school. Additional macroinvertebrate samples have been collected in bellinghams streams on a project basis, and in 2017 the city initiated an annual program of macroinvertebrate monitoring. In addition to images, general information is included about the distinguishing features of the aquatic stage that aid in identification, and a scale for the organisms.
Field trip activities friends of the chicago river. Project wet helps you use nature as a classroom and meet standards. Chapter 3 lesson 6 macroinvertebrate mayhem some macroinvertebrates, such as the mayfly, stonefly, and caddisfly larvae, are sensitive or intolerant, to toxins and to changes in stream. Macroinvertebrate resources stroud water research center. Friends of the chicago river is the only organization solely dedicated to the chicago river system. Indicator organisms are creatures that are sensitive to changes in water quality and will react to changes in their environment in predictable ways. Project wet environmental literacy correlations grades 68. Project wet science correlations 1 project wet science sol correlations science k.
Here is a list of currently available lessons plans offered by project wet. Macroinvertebrates should not only be studied in a book, on a computer screen, or via a video. It is best to conduct this activity where there is plenty of open space to move, either outside or in a gym. The macroinvertebrate mayhem game presents students with authentic scenarios of how the health of a wetland can be impacted by pollution. Monitors identify the macroinvertebrates they collect. Before lesson, have playing area set up with flagged boundaries.
Macroinvertebrate mayhem water education foundation. Project wet curriculum and activity guide the k12 project wet curriculum and activity guide is the core of the project wet program and it is only available after attending a training workshop. It includes statespecific background information for wet activities, thematic lesson plans, interviews with water professionals, and a forum for teachers and facilitators to share their ideas and accomplishments. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are one group of such organisms. Environmental buckets are a collection of resources and activities grouped together by topic. Results from this round of macroinvertebrate sampling are summarized in the urban streams monitoring program report pdf, which was published in september 2006. The watercourse and the council for environmental education. Playing an adapted version of the project wet game macroinvertebrate mayhem. Macroinvertebrates organisms require certain water conditions in order to survive. To truly understand these little critters and crawlers, students need to search for, touch, catalog. Creek connections aquatic macroinvertebrates module macroinvertebrate mayhem. Guide to aquatic invertebrates this resource is designed to provide a better understanding of the wide vareity of aquatic invertebrates found in our rivers, streams and wetlands. Wetland habitats across north american support a large diversity of. Fiset 1995a identified 288 macroinvertebrate taxa in a basinwide study, whereas kilgour et al.
Macroinvertebrate definition of macroinvertebrate by the. This is a kit of 8 activities from the project wet book and includes. The game is supported with a comprehensive introduction into the nature of macroinvertebrates and their role in assessing water quality. Nc project wet has received a 319 grant to provide up to 500 project wet curriculum and activity guides and kids storm water activity books free of charge for polluted runoff. Wish book, page 460, grades 612 water messages in stone, page 454. Book list correlated to project wet activities 201110.
Participating in a game of tag, students discover that the presence of certain species, along with diversity, can be an indicator of water quality. Students will be able to discuss the results of the game as a class and will be able to answer the questions on the activity sheet. Recycling of materials thirsty plants ls3 groups of organisms show evidence of change over time e. Indiana project wet page 1 book list correlated to project wet activities indiana project wet adventures in density tell me how ships float by shirley willis. Students will provide the following evidence for understanding the connections between. The presence or lack of macroinvertebrates such as insects, worms and snails in a river or stream can give a biological indicator on the health of that waterway.
Benthic macroinvertebrates are organisms that live underwater in our streams and rivers, lack a backbone, and can be seen by the naked eye. Different habitats support different communities of flora and fauna. Project wet foundation water education for teachers. Macroinvertebrate mayhem students play a game of tag to simulate the effects of environmental stressors on macroinvertebrate populations. Project wet macroinvertebrate mayhem upper elementary students learn how different water organisms tolerate changes in water quality. Explain to students that they will play a game to understand how. Current project evaluation criteria, eflr water quality and macroinvertebrate data, and other resources can be found on the cam academy 7th grade science wqmacros webpage. Identify and analyze forces that cause change in landforms over time including water and ice, wind, and gravity. Creek connections aquatic macroinvertebrates module macroinvertebrate mayhem biodiversity number of different forms of life of the stream.
All of the materials needed to implement the activity are included in this resource. Bluegrass greensource has resources available for check out to teachers and community members. The materials include books, workbooks, ideas for handson activities, and an online game. Change life in the fast lane macroinvertebrate mayhem. Macroinvertebrate community index mci is an index used in new zealand to measure the water quality of fresh water streams. Macroinvertebrate news dive into a virtual resource for teaching and learning with aquatic macroinvertebrates. The project wet foundation in the united states has provided access to some of their free educational resources electronically in response to the covid19 school closures. Macroinvertebrates are small organisms without a backbone. Macroinvertebrate mayhem people of the bog piece it together salt marsh players 2. Project wet, wild schools, water, water cycle, watersheds.
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