Tools for Schools                                               

This year the Virginia Water Monitoring Council and associated sponsors of Virginia Water Monitoring Day invite you and your class to attend a water monitoring event during September and October 2007. See the State-wide Events page for more information.  As teachers, you and your class can monitor streams on your own, as well as with the assistance of professional or volunteer monitors.  The links below provide assistance and guidance related to scheduling class field trips, obtaining monitoring kits, and SOL requirements .

Partners for School Field Trips

Contact a partner below to set up a field trip for your class.

Blacksburg Area Schools:
Llyn Sharp
Educational Administrator for Outreach, Geological Sciences
Virginia Tech
Phone: 540-231-4080
Email: llyn@vt.edu

Roanoke Area Schools: 
Rachel Parson
Environmental Education Coordinator
Virginia's Explore Park
Phone: 540-427-1800 ext 336
Email: rparson@explorepark.org

Chesterfield County Schools:
Contact: Heather Barrar
Environmental Coordinator
Chesterfield County, Office of Water Quality
Phone: 804-748-1920
Email: barrarh@chesterfield.gov

State-wide
Dana Roberts, Education Coordinator
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD)
Phone: 804-559-0324 (Office)
Email: dana.roberts@vaswcd.org

Organizations, contact Dana Roberts (dana.roberts@vaswcd.org) if you would like to be a partner with schools.

View the Virginia’s Water Resources- A Tool for Teachers

This document was put together by the Virginia Environmental Endowment and provides guidance to teachers to help them meet the SOL’s related to water and the environment. 

Download a Power Point presentation about the Monitoring Kits (ppt)

Download a data collection sheet to use with your class. (Excel) (PDF)

Other Pages Regarding This Event

Registration

Monitor your own stream

Statewide Events

Richmond Area Events

Contacts

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