Working with Students on Monitoring Projects
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This presentation was given by Laura Kelm of the Great Swamp Watershed Association during the 2015 NJ Confluence Conference on 11/13/15.
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Working with Students on Monitoring Projects
- 1. WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON MONITORING PROJECTS Laura Kelm Director of Water Quality Programs NJ Confluence November 13, 2015
- 2. Why Work with Students? โข Many hands make light work โข Field trips can meet two goals at once - education, data collection โข Connections to school - location, relationship with educator/school โข Foster environmental stewards โข And more!
- 3. โข Environmental interest โข Varies from casual to potential future career โข Learn about local environment/community โข Looks good on college applications/resume โข Community service hours โข Field trip โข Fun! Why Students Work With Us
- 4. How GSWA Works with Students โข Interns โ high school, college students โข Educational programs โข K - 8th grade: strictly educational โข 9th grade โ college: SWaMP โข School Water Monitoring on the Passaic
- 5. SWaMP Program Basics โข Involves students in hands-on water monitoring along the Passaic River and its tributaries โข Chemical, visual, biological monitoring โข Data entered into mapping website โ goal: data use!
- 6. โข Data accuracy โข Depends on student motivations, training, attention to detail โข 8th graders vs. college students โข Safety concerns โข Field work โ walking in streams, ticks, etc. โข Test materials โข Protective equipment โข Site Access โข Others? Some Challenges of Working with Students
- 7. โข Preventative action depends on situation, including age and ability of students โข Site access โข Wadable or unwadable โข Appropriate test methods Addressing Safety Concerns
- 8. Addressing Accuracy Concerns โข Have written procedures! โ Project leaders should read and supervise students to ensure adherence โข Include info on what, how, when โ Make sure students read and follow any included directions โข Supervision or auditing
- 9. Data Use Matters! โข What are you using the data for? โข What level of data accuracy is needed? โข Submitting to DEP vs. screening for problem vs. educational use โข Parameters, methods, training depend on this โข Study design - session later today!
- 10. โข Kits with tablets โข Safe, easy to use โข Multi-step kits โข More complex โ many steps to mess up โข More accurate โข pH paper โข Tricky to read โข Meters/probes โข Need calibration? โข Durable for student use? Water Chemistry Methods
- 11. โข Basic scientific skills โข Reading a liquid measurement from the bottom of the meniscus โข How many decimal places to record โข Appropriate estimating Training: Water Chemistry
- 12. Training: Macroinvertebrates โข How long to disturb bottom? โข Sample size โข Mayfly or stonefly? โข Increase accuracy by verifying identification
- 13. โข Working with students is not about getting free, skilled labor โข Students should also benefit โข How? โข How do we make it stick long-term? Then What?
- 14. In Review โข Rewarding working with students โข Be aware of potential challenges โข Plan to deal with challenges before they arise
- 15. Questions? Laura Kelm Director of Water Quality Programs Great Swamp Watershed Association lkelm@greatswamp.org 973-538-3500, ext. 16