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Teach Engineering: Your River's Health ActivityTeach Engineering: Your River's Health Activity
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Teach Engineering: Your River's Health

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Students perform a macroinvertebrate survey to gauge the health of a local river. They collect water samples and count macroinvertebrates to learn how the health of a river's ecosystem can be determined by its river insect population.

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macroinvertebrate, river ecosystem, river health, stream health, water sample, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, stream, water supply, rivers and streams
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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
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For Administrator Use
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0L

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